Vocabulary
What does the root "port" mean?
It means to carry.
What is situational irony?
It is when the outcome of a situation is the opposite of the reasonable expectation.
What is the first sentence of a paragraph called?
Topic Sentence
What is the exposition of a story?
It is the opening of the story, and includes the setting and characters.
Give an example of a word with the root "rupt".
Disrupt, corrupt, abrupt, interrupt...
What is third person omniscient point of view?
It is when the narrator knows more than one character's thoughts.
What's the difference between then and than?
Then is to show time/sequence and than is to compare.
What is the goal of a thesis statement?
It is one sentence which highlights all the main ideas of an essay.
A) What is the root of the word describe?
B) Explain the connection between the root and the meaning of the word.
A) The root is "scrib"
B) The root means to write and describe means to put words to an image/scene.
What type of conflict is the following?
An alcoholic struggling to abstain from liquor.
It is an internal conflict - man vs. self.
Why is it necessary to use transitions between supporting details?
They make the writing flow and show connections between ideas.
Which 2 points of view should not be used in academic writing (essays, paragraphs..)?
1st person and 2nd person point of view.
A) What is the root of the words below?
B)Which one of the following words does not belong with this root group?
1) Section 2) Dissect 3) Spectacle 4) Segment
A) The root is sect and means a part.
B) Spectacle
What's the difference between a topic and a theme in literature?
A topic is a general idea (one word) and a theme is an opinion/message about the topic - it is more specific.
A) Does the following sentence use the correct homophones?
B) If it is incorrect, correct the sentence.
The sound affects effected the film and had an effect on the viewers.
A) No.
B) The sound effects affected the film and had an effect on the viewers.
What is an epiphany? Which of the five elements of plot is it usually a part of?
It is when the character has a realization/new understanding and it usually happens during the climax.