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Literary Terms
Question Types
Thesis Info
Essay Writing
Commonly Misused Words
100
What is personification?
Giving human characteristics to a non living thing
100
What is uses to quickly identify the most important ideas of a text?
Skimming
100
What is a conclusion?
Summary of your piece of writing and restatement of your thesis
100
What is the last part when writing a business letter?
Closing phrase and signature
100
Give two examples of misused words:
Two,too,to; lesson, lessen; accept, except; tail, tale
200
What is the keyword of a metaphor?
Is
200
What involves moving your eyes quickly down the page seeking specific words and phrases?
Scanning
200
What is a thesis statement?
The purpose or argument of your writing.
200
How many paragraphs should be on a business letter?
5
200
What is it called when two words sound the same but have different meanings?
Homophone
300
What is foil?
Two characters who are opposites. Usually includes the main character
300
What does "big idea" refer to?
The main idea that is found in the title, intro and concluding paragraph.
300
How can you come up with a thesis statement?
It is the argument you are making and should be specifically stated.
300
For What style of writing do you use a semicolon in a salutation on a business letter?
Formal
300
What is the difference between accept and except?
Accept means to receive and except means to exclude
400
What types of conflict are there?
Internal and external
400
What question type says "just use your brain! No need to go back to the text?
Up Here!
400
What should you have in your introduction?
The thesis statement and the 3 ideas that you are going to support your argument with
400
What do you need for a business letter?
Addressing information, salutation, thesis, body paragraphs, concluding paragraphs, closing phrase and signature
400
What is the difference between connotation and denotation?
De notation is dictionary definition and connotation is the meaning society gives to a word.
500
What is the imitatin of natural sounds in word form?
Onomatopoeia
500
What question type asks you for the author's tone, point of view and main idea?
Big Idea
500
What can you do as a brainstorming activity?
Make an outline
500
When is the CAHSEE?
March 17, 18