Narrative Writing
Expository Writing
Argument Writing
Grab Bag
Figurative Language
200

The background information about settings and character in the beginning of a story.

What is exposition.

200

The main point of an essay.

What is a thesis?

200

The writer's position on an issue or topic.

What is a claim?

200

Problems characters face. 

What is conflict?

200

Giving human qualities to an animal, object or idea.

What is personification?

400

A narrative technique where someone recalls a moment in the past.

What is a flashback?

400

A brief statement or account of the main points of something.

What is a summary?

400

A persuasive appeal to feelings. 

What is pathos?

400

This analogy: water : wet as circles : __________

What are round?

400
Example: "Life is a highway, and I'm gonna ride it all night long."

What is a metaphor?

600

A narrative technique that shows the words a character says.

What is dialogue?

600

The facts and details of someone's entire life story.

What is a biography?

600

An opposing point of view to the stated opinion.

What is a counterclaim?

600

A persuasive appeal to someone's sense of trust in authority.

What is ethos?

600

This is the actual sound a word makes, such as woof! 

What is onomatopoeia?
800

The turning point of a story.

What is the climax?

800

Give an account of the similarities between two (or more) items

What is to compare?

800

This might start phrased as "However, this is incorrect because..."

What is a rebuttal?

800

An educated guess.

What is inference?

800

Examples include going a wild goose chase, or getting a taste of your own medicine.

What are idioms?

1000

The telling of an important part of someone's life. 

What is a memoir?

1000

To look at something carefully by attention to its parts

What is analyze?

1000

Proof that an opinion is correct.

What is evidence?

1000

The author of the book we are reading. 

Who is Lois Lowry?

1000

Referring to another well-known work of art or literature.

What is allusion?