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FICTION
NONFICTION
POETRY & DRAMA
WRITING
RANDOM
100

All the events of a story make up the whole _______. 

Plot

100

Nonfiction texts provide ___________ on a specific topic. 

Information
100

____________ are like the paragraphs of poems.

Stanzas

100
Your _________ sentence is the most important part of your writing

Claim

Thesis

Controlling Idea

Main Idea

100

This is an author's reason for writing the text

Author's purpose

200

The problem in a story is known as the __________. 

Conflict

200

When reading nonfiction, it is important to figure out the _____________ of the text. 

Main Idea

200

Comparing two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

Metaphor

200

At least how many paragraphs should your extended response (essay) be?

At least 3 paragraphs (up to 5) 

200

Text evidence + Background knowledge = 

INFERENCE
300

The __________ is the most exciting part or a turning point of a story.

Climax

300

Ideas are supported by ____________.

Details

300

Language that is not meant to be taken literally and is used for effect

Figurative Language

300

What goes in the body paragraphs of your essay?

Text evidence and explanations
300

A _____________ is a retelling of the important parts of a text. 

Summary

400

The exposition or beginning of a story introduces the _____________ and ___________.

Setting and Characters

400

Helps readers identify topics and sections in a text as they scan 

Headings/Subheadings

400

Words like "buzz" and "crash" are examples of ______. 

Onomatopoeia

400

What change needs to be made in this sentence?

This simple question led to the founding of a nonprofit organization the Global Soap Project.

Add a comma after organization

400

What acronym do we use to remember conjunctions? (to combine sentences)

FANBOYS

500

The ending of a story where the conflict is resolved is called the ________. 

Resolution

500

This text structure describes the similarities and differences of two or more things

Compare/Contrast

500

The spoken words in a play or story is called ______.

(TONY: Hey Chris! Are you coming to practice?)

Dialogue

500

What are 3 reasons you capitalize a letter in a sentence?

Proper Noun (Name, City, Official location, etc.)

Beginning of a Sentence

Letter I

Abbreviations like OK or Mr./Mrs. 


500

Name the text structure:

I practiced all week for the game, so I played well and we won. 

Cause and Effect