Reading
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written from this point of view.
What is First Person?
This part of an essay tells what the topic will be.
What is the topic sentence/thesis statement/controlling idea in the introductory paragraph?
To use strong exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
The extended metaphor in Langston Hugh's poem Mother to Son.
"Well, son, I’ll tell you:
Life for me ain’t been no crystal _______."
What are stairs/staircase?
The part of speech of this word:
avuncular \ə-ˈvəŋ-kyə-lər\ adj.
1: suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality Jovial and avuncular, the President's chief of staff seems oblivious to the pressures that accompany what is arguably the second most powerful job in the land. 2: of or relating to an uncle Two weeks of poker had led to his writing to his uncle a distressed, but confident, request for more funds; and the avuncular foot had come down with a joyous bang.
What is an adjective?
When the narrator uses, "she, he, they" it is written from this point of view.
What is Third Person?
How many claims should you have in your thesis to support your opinion in an essay or speech?
What is 3?
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."
What is personification?
Over the wintry
Forest, winds howl in rage
With no leaves to blow.
What is a haiku?
When you pair what you read with what you know to make an educated guess.
What is making an inference/inferring?
The moral or lesson of a story that the author wants the reader to learn.
What is theme?
What is the part of the essay that acknowledges the opposite opinion and attempts to disprove it?
What is a Counterclaim
"She would cry at the drop of a hat."
What is an idiom?
This short poem includes this type of rhyme scheme:
I have a cat
His name is Todd
He's really fat
And rather odd
What is ABAB or alternate rhyme?
But, or, yet, so, for, and, & nor.
What are conjunctions?
What the story is mainly about.
What is the central or main idea?
The part of the writing or speech that captures the readers attention.
What is a hook?
"I can't call Caiden to come over and cook carnitas without coming off like a crazy kid!"
What is alliteration?
Poems are not written in sentences and paragraphs, they are written in _______ and ________.
What are lines and stanzas?
This type of text structure includes key words like, "as a result," "because of this," and "subsequently".
What is cause and effect?
How the story or passage is organized is known as its __________ ___________.
What is text structure?
(Ex. Description, cause and effect, problem and solution, chronological order, compare and contrast)
This is the last part of a paper that wraps it up. It is best to end this with an impact statement.
What is a conclusion?
"He is so moody today! Normally he's so sweet. It's a real Jekyll and Hyde situation!"
What is an allusion?
The rhythmic structure of a poem; it's measured by the number of syllables in each line.
What is meter?
The five options you can use for an introduction's hook.
What are question, statistic, quote, shocking fact, and, personal story/anecdote.