Amplify
Revising and Editing
Literary Elements
Figurative Language
Coach G's Potpourri
100

Who was the author of Fish Cheeks

Amy Tan

100

Checking for spelling and punctuation mistakes is part of this stage.

Editing

100

The main character in a story is called the ___

The Protagonist 

100

A comparison using “like” or “as.”

A simile 

100

Coach G graduated from high school in what year?

2016

200

In My Mothers Garden, what did the mother try to study for?

Her masters

200

Improving word choice, sentence fluency, and clarity belongs to this stage.

Revising

200

The struggle between opposing forces, such as man vs. man or man vs. nature.

The Conflict
200

Giving human qualities to non-human objects.

Personification 

200

What is the name of the duck on Coach G's desk?

Puddles

300

Dahl was stationed in what country in "Going Solo"

Greece

300

Combining two short, choppy sentences into one smooth sentence is an example of ___.

Sentence Combining 

300

The time and place in which a story happens.

The Setting

300

“Boom! Crash! Bang!” are examples of this type of figurative language.

Onomatopoeia 

300
What is Coach G's pet chicken called?

Pablo

400

What was the attitude of the Corporal in "Going Solo"?

Pessimistic 

400

A run-on sentence can usually be fixed by adding one of these punctuation marks.

A period or semi colon

400

The perspective from which a story is told.

The Point Of View

400

An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.

A hyperbole

400
How sports does Coach G coach?

5

500

What was the name of Amy Tan's Crush in "Fish Cheeks"

Robert

500

When revising, a writer often looks at the order of events or ideas. This is called checking for

Organization

500

The underlying message or main idea of a story.

The Theme

500

A direct comparison between two unlike things, without using “like” or “as.”

A metaphor

500

How many plushies are in Coach G's room?

7