Narrative
What is the difference between Nonfiction and Fiction?
Nonfiction is real
Fiction is fake
Another name for informational writing
Explanatory or expository
Where can you always find your background information and what your essay will be about before you begin writing?
Writers or Writing Task
What is the denotation of the word: Predicate
A phrase of words that goes from the verb to the next noun.
This reading strategy involves using context clues to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words and make educated guesses about the passage.
Inference
This literary element refers to the sequence of events in a story.
Plot
What is a thesis?
The main idea of the essay
****TRIPLE POINTS QUESTION****
What is a stanza in a poem?
a grouping of lines that form a unit in a poem, a paragraph for a poem
****Daily Double****
What are the direct and indirect objects in the following sentence:
The student played the guitar for the school at the talent show
direct: guitar
indirect: school
Key term in reading that requires the reader to break the text into parts
Anayze
This narrative technique involves interrupting the chronological sequence of events to relate earlier events.
Flashback
This text feature provides a brief overview of the main points in a nonfiction text.
Summary
Define Claim
Is the following sentence active or passive?
The cat was chased by the dog.
Passive
****TRIPLE QUESTION****
The five ways you may see context clues in a text for an unfamiliar word(s)
Inference, Definition, Example, Antonym, Synonym
This narrative point of view allows the narrator to know and share the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
3rd Person omniscient
This technique in informational writing involves using facts, statistics, and expert opinions to support claims.
Evidence or text evidence writing
Define Counterclaim and Rebuttal
CC: the opposing side's opinion
Rebuttal: Proving the opposing side's stance wrong or invalid.
What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:
We drove across the country to go to the Grand Canyon.
Across the country
What is the difference between internal and external conflict?
Internal: inside, dealing with a problem within oneself
External: outside, dealing with a problem with an external force such as another person, society/group of people, and nature
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What is third person objective in narrative writing?
The narrator stays neutral in the story, and no hidden details about the characters' thoughts or feelings are revealed.
****DAILY DOUBLE****
What verb mood is the following sentence:
I wish I could go to the concert
Subjunctive
Which Verb Mood is the following sentence shifting from and to?
She loves painting, but could you help her clean up?
Hint: _______ to ________
Indicative to Interrogative
Is the following italicized word (barking) a gerund, participle, or infinitive?
The barking dog kept the neighbors awake all night.
Participle, it is being used as an adjective to describe the dog.
(ALL 3 must be correct for points)
1. Phrase
2. Independent Clause
3. Dependent Clause
1. Phrase: has a subject or a verb
2. Independent Clause: complete sentence, has both a subject and verb
3. Dependent Clause: has a subject and a verb, has a subordinating conjunction, and needs an independent clause to complete the sentence.