Fiction
Literary Devices
Dictionary Skills
Essay Writing
Spelling & Grammar
100

When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective 

What is First Person 

100

"My brother is fast like a cheetah."

What literary device is this?

What is simile?

100

A person, place, thing, idea, or quality.

What is a noun?

100
Name two things that go at the start of an essay and two things that should NOT be at the start of an essay

Should: A "hook," a thesis statement, and clear supporting reasons

Should NOT: A conclusion, specific evidence

100
List all the FANBOYS

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

200

When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective 

What is Third Person 

200

"I'm starving, I haven't eaten in thirty minutes!"

What literary device is this?

Hyperbole (exaggerating)

200

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. Example: gentle, helpful, small

What is Adjective? 

200

Come up with 3 reasons that essays need to have a clear thesis. 

A thesis answers the prompt, makes a claim, and sets the purpose of the paper.

200

What comes right before a FANBOY in a compound sentence?

A comma

300

What is a theme of a story?

What is The central idea, lesson, moral story in a text 

300

What is a stanza?

What is A group of lines forming the basic, repeating unit in a poem; a verse.


300

Which TWO steps should you take to figure out the meaning of a word?

Look at the context (how the word is being used in the sentence) and then look it up in the dictionary to choose the best definition.

300

What 3 things need to go in a body paragraph (in order)

Topic sentence, evidence, reasoning

300

Explain the difference between "you're" and "your"

"You're" means "You are"; "Your" means something that belongs to "you"

400

What is characterization?

The way a writer conveys the personality and traits of a character based on their appearance, words, and interactions with others.

400

Giving non-living objects human qualities.

What is Personification 

400

What is the verb in this sentence?

My mom and dad drive to the city together to work every day

What is "drive" 


400

what are the 2 essential steps to write a conclusion?

Restate the thesis, provide a "so what?" statement

400

Write a sentence that uses "it's" and one that uses "its" correctly. 

It's = it is ; Its = something that belongs to "it" (possessive pronoun)

It's hot outside.

The dog wagged its tail.

500
What should you pay attention to in order to determine the theme of a story?
What the characters learn, how the characters change, how the conflict is resolved
500

Poetry often includes words or phrases that are meaningful, but not literally true. 

What is Figurative language 

500

What is the difference between connotation and denotation?

Connotation = the implied meaning, tone, or feeling of a word or phrase

Denotation = the literal, dictionary definition of a word or phrase

500

List, in order, the required paragraphs that go in an essay and what each paragraph is supposed to include.

Introduction (hook, thesis, reasons)

Body paragraphs (topic sentence, evidence, reasoning)

Conclusion (restated thesis, "so what?" statement)

500

What does a semicolon do?

Replaces a comma and a FANBOY; connects two complete ideas.