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Reading
Speaking and Listening
Writing
Language
Wild Card
100
the perspective from which a story is told
What is point of view
100
language choices and techniques that writers use to communicate perspective and to modify the perspectives of others
What is rhetoric (or rhetorical devices)?
100
The central idea of a piece of writing
What is thesis?
100
A rule of grammar which states that objects linked together have to be similar in tense and number.
What is parallelism?
100
a short story with a moral (like the boy who cried wolf)
What is a fable?
200
a feeling or emotion created by the choice of words, the characters and their actions, and the setting
What is mood?
200
relies on statements from authority figures, experts, or professionals to convince you of something
What is argument by authority (ethos)?
200
records of events by people who participated in or witnessed the events
What are primary sources?
200
a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence
What is an independent clause?
200
development of characters in a story
What is characterization?
300
the attitude the author has toward the subject he or she is writing about
What is tone?
300
appeals to your feelings. Ex. Relief organizations often show pictures of people in very unfortunate situations to move you to donate money.
What is argument by emotion (pathos)?
300
records of events by people who did not participate in or witness events (ex. biographies and documentaries)
What are secondary sources?
300
combines two closely related independent clauses with a semicolon
What is a compound sentence?
300
musical quality created by a pattern of beats (stressed and unstressed syllables)
What is rhythm?
400
figures of speech used to convey meaning that goes beyond the literal meaning of the words
What is figurative language?
400
appeals to reason and evidence to convince you of something
What is argument by logic (logos)?
400
taking someone else’s words or ideas and presenting them as your own
What is plagiarism?
400
punctuation used to introduce lists, explanations, or quotes
What is a colon?
400
mild or vague term substituting for a harsh or offensive term
What is an euphemism?
500
A saying or expression specific to speakers of a particular language
What are idioms?
500
A source you can trust to present accurate, unbiased information
What is a credible source?
500
informative, nonfiction resources like an encyclopedia, almanac, or database
What are reference materials?
500
punctuation used to join two phrases with closely related topics
What is a semicolon?
500
a long speech addressed to the audience rather than other characters in the play
What is a soliloquy?