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Meaning of Words
Figurative Language
Affixes & Roots
Argument
100

The first conflict in a story

What is inciting incident

100

When John received the job offer, he was so overcome  with felicity that he could barely find the words to accept it. 

What is great happiness or bliss?

100

I’ve told you a million times

What is Hyperbole?

100

prefix in superstition

What is super?

100

Another word for claim

What is thesis?

200

Author's purpose

What is persuade, inform, and entertain?

200

The librarian won't take away your candy, so long as you are considerate and consume it in a discreet manner.

What is unnoticeable? 

200

Spill the beans

What is  an idiom?

200

Root word in artifact,

What is fact?

200

A response to the counter claim

What is a rebuttal?
300

One element of a play/drama.

What is

  1. Characters – The people or beings who perform the action.

  2. Dialogue – The spoken words between characters.

  3. Monologue – A long speech by one character.

  4. Plot – The sequence of events or actions in the story.

  5. Setting – Where and when the play takes place.

  6. Stage Directions – Instructions in the script that tell actors how to move or speak.

  7. Acts – The major divisions of a play (like chapters in a book).

  8. Scenes – Smaller sections within acts, marking changes in time or place.

  9. Theme – The central message or lesson of the play.

  10. Conflict – The problem or struggle that drives the plot.

?

300

Since our team will not make the playoffs this year, the results of the remaining games are pretty much inconsequential.

What is not important? 

300

Her voice is music to his ears

What is a metaphor?

300

The meaning of this -ism

The practice of

300

Giving the opposition in an argument

What is counterargument? 

400

Meaning of text structure


Give a text structure


Give clue words for that structure

What is how the author organize the passage?

What is cause and effect, problem and solution, chronological order, description, sequence of events, compare and contrast

Cause and Effect: because, since, due to, as a result, so, cause, effect, therefore, consequently

Compare and Contrast:like, unlike, both, however, on the other hand, similarly, different, in contrast, whereas

Problem and Solution:problem, solution, solve, dilemma, difficulty, in order to, so that, resolve, issue

Sequence: first, next, then, after, finally, later, before, now, step-by-step, 

Chronologicaldates (e.g., in 1776)

400

Several houses on Larry's block had been foreclosed years ago. With no concerned homeowners to maintain these properties,these houses have fallen into various states of dilapidation. 

What is ruined or decayed, as from neglect?

400

He was as brave as a lion.

What is simile ?

400

The two word parts for this word prologue

What is pro and logue?

400

Strong evidence to prove a claim in an argument

What is statistics?

500

The element of story when Salva was alone and he found his father

What is climax?

500

I wanted to just set the table and just be done, but my mother scrupulously arranged each napkin, dish, and utensil until they were perfect alignment.

What is carefully or precisely? 

500

The wind whispered through the trees.

and

Buzz

What is personification?


What is onomatopoeia?

500

A root word that means believe

What is cred?

500

End of an argument

What is call of action?