Figure Writing, not Skating
Blank Statements
Vantage Point
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Features
50
"Nothing is impossible".
What is a metaphor?
50
This is also known as "clause"
What is a sentence?
50
the narrator’s position in relation to a story being told
What is point of view?
50
What is a narrative citation?
50
This includes vivid detail and specific details that paint a picture in the reader's mind and appeals to the reader's senses
What is a descriptive reading?
100
"The chair stood alone in the corner".
What is personification?
100
This has both, a noun and a verb
What is a complete sentence?
100
This is the art of speaking or writing effectively
What is rhetoric?
100
What is a parenthetical citation?
100
This reading is usually a personal anecdote or experiential piece, and it follows the same pattern as all fiction.
What is a narrative reading?
300
This is the feeling that the reader gets as he or she is reading
What is the mood of a text?
300
this is a group of sentences that all relate to one idea
What is a paragraph?
300
The narrator includes themselves in the story by using, "I" or "we".
What is the first-person point of view?
300
This is the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own
What is Plagiarism?
300
Step 1: Conduct Initial Research; Step 2: List Out Similarities & Differences; Step 3: Develop a Thesis Statement
What is compare & contrasting?
500
"But the obvious bland taste of her cooking made it easy for me to quickly grab the salt".
What is sensory language?
500
This should show exactly what your paper will be about, and will help you keep your paper to a manageable topic.
What is a thesis statement?
500
This appeals to the audience's sense of reason
What is logical appeal?
500
This list provides information for readers who may want to access the sources you cite in your pape
What is works cited or reference page?
500
This essay educates your reader on a topic
What is an informative essay?
700
This is the author's attitude towards the topic.
What is tone?
700
"Wait your turn!"
What is an exclamatory sentence?
700
This creates an understanding of another person's circumstances and issues
What is empathetic appeal?
700
This takes the exact words of a writer and places them in your own document.
What is direct quotation?
700
This is a writing style and format for academic documents such as scholarly journal articles and books.
What is the APA format?
1000
"Writing is as free as driving, but not merely as free as flying".
What is a simile and anti-thesis?
1000
"Did you find your keys"?
What is an interrogative sentence?
1000
Writers use this when they use their own expertise on a topic or cite an expert on the subject.
What is Ethos?
1000
This expresses the meaning of the writer's ideas using different words, clarifying its meaning.
What is paraphrasing?
1000
This style is most commonly used to cite sources within the language arts, cultural studies, and other humanities disciplines
What is the MLA format?