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Non Fiction
Argumentative
Fiction
Poetry
Drama
100
What is author's purpose?
the author's reason for writing to a certain audience
100

What are the three appeals?

Ethos (appeal to ethics), Pathos (appeal to emotion), and Logos (appeal to logic)

100
What is plot? List the steps of a plot progression.
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
100
What are the two types of imagery? Define them both.
literal and figurative literal literally describes an object figurative describes an idea or uses figurative language
100

Major sections of a play are known as...

Acts

200

If a question asks you to look state the main idea of the passage, where do you look?

The introduction
200

What is the claim of an argumentative essay?

The thesis of the argument; the position on the topic 

200
What are the three major types of conflict? Name them and give an example of ONE.
man v man, man v society, man v himself
200

What are the two types of meanings a word can have?

Connotation and Denotation (or figurative and literal meaning)

200

Words written by the playwright & spoken by the actors/characters; helps move the action...

Dialogue

300

What are the five basic informational text structures?

compare contrast, description, chronological, problem solution, cause and effect

300

What is an anecdote?

A story or brief episode told by the writer or a character to illustrate a point.

300
What is theme? How do you find it?
Theme is a universal idea, what the author is trying to teach you find the theme by asking yourself what idea is the author trying to get across? what does this have to do with me?
300
What is tone?
the author's attitude towards a writing, the feeling the author has towards the writing
300

a dramatic speech by a single actor is known as a...

Monologue

400

What is the difference between a supporting detail and a thesis?

a  thesis statement is the main idea of the selection, while the supporting detail offers more information for the thesis.

400

What is a statistic?

a fact or piece of information expressed as a number

400
How does setting help with plot?
the setting helps the plot move forward and gives specific details
400

Give one example of personification.

teacher judgement

400

The author creates situations in which the audience knows more about the causes of conflicts, and their resolutions before the leading characters or actors is known as...

Dramatic Irony

500

Name 4 text features of informational text. (what things do informational text have that other texts do not?)

headers, bold text, definitions, table of contents, graphs, charts, picture and caption, title

500

A person who disagrees with something in your argument and speaks against it is known as..

Counterargument

500
How are point of view and character development connected?
point of view helps us see how characters are developed. The more we see from a certain characters POV, the more complex that character becomes.
500

Give one example of a metaphor.

teacher judgement

500

a serious play that makes you feel exhilarated because the hero's experience teaches you some profound truth about your life is known as...

Tragedy