E.C.R and S.C.R.
Story Organization
Revise & Edit
Figurative Language
Academic Vocabulary
100

These are the 2 things in your INTRODUCTION.

What is a HOOK and a THESIS?

100

The beginning of the story that tells us the character and setting.

What is EXPOSITION?
100

What 2 things are missing from this sentence:

"how are you doing, Yamilet"

What is a CAPITAL LETTER (H) and a PUNCTUATION MARK (QUESTION MARK)?

100

This is language that means more than what it says on the surface; not actual or literal meaning.

What is FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE?

100

The dictionary definition of a word; literal definitionThe main idea of the message of the work; the underlying message and insight into life (life lesson).

What is DENOTATION?

200
These 3 things should be in your BODY PARAGRAPHS.
What is Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning?
200

This type of organization goes in time order in which events happened (sequence or time order).

What CHRONOLOGICAL (or SEQUENTIAL) ORDER? 

200
What 2 things need to be corrected in this sentence?


"The dallas Cowboy stadium is over there" 

What is CAPITALIZATION (D in DALLAS) and a PUNCTUATION MARK?

200

A comparison of 2 unlike things using “like” or “as” (example: The car was as cold as ice.)

What is a SIMILE?

200

A brief statement of the main events of a story (BME: Beginning, Middle, End or SWBST Somebody Wanted But So Then).

What is SUMMARY?

300

These 3 things should be in your SCR (Short Constructed Response).

What is Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning?

300

The most intense, or exciting part of the story.

What is CLIMAX?

300

Use the correct past tense of the verb:

"I sit in the parking lot."

What is "sat"? ("I sat in the parking lot.")

300

A comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using "like" or "as". (Ex: Time is money. Life is a roller coaster. She has a heart of gold.)

What is a METAPHOR?

300

The overall feeling created by the author's work.

What is MOOD?

400
These are the 3 things in your THESIS.

What are KEYWORDS from the prompt, Reason #1 and Reason #2?

400

The main idea of the message of the work; the underlying message and insight into life (life lesson).

What is THEME?

400

Use the correct tense for this verb:

"Antonio love the cookie from Sara."

What is "loved"? (Antonio LOVED the cookie from Sara.)

OR

What is "will love"? (Antonio WILL LOVE the cookie from Sara.)

400

An expression with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the individual words (example: It’s raining cats and dogs!)

What is an IDIOM?

400

What a piece of writing is about; the big picture; central, most important message the author is trying to tell us.

What is MAIN IDEA?

500
These are the 2 things in your CONCLUSION.

What is a RESTATED THESIS and the LESSON LEARNED?

500

The solution to the problem or conflict in the story.

What is RESOLUTION?

500
This sentence is grammatically correct: 

1) Trevion W. made Uzziahs football team on Thursday.
2) On Thursday, Trevion W. made Uzziah's football team.

What is sentence #2?

500

Giving human qualities to NON-human things.

What is PERSONIFICATION?

500

Emotional meaning of a word; how it makes you feel (can be positive or negative) Example: He’s a big guy.

What is CONNOTATION?