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100
The autobiography of a slave who escapes to freedom and educates himself. 

The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

100

The problem that drives the plot of the story forward toward its conclusion.

Conflict

100

In this assignment you were to interview a family member and write an essay.

Grandparent Biographical Essay

100

The name associated with inserting quality words and clauses in to the middle of sentences. 

Dress-ups

100

This name associated with 9th graders in high school. 

Freshman

200

A story in which the author designed his characters to stand for ideas.

A Christmas Carol

200

The character whose quest forms the main idea of the plot. 

Protagonist
200

In this assignment you used a paragraph model from Powerful Paragraphs to write about The Red Badge of Courage. 

Example Paragraph

200

This question is good to ask yourself to help you elaborate on ideas in a conclusion paragraph. 

So What?

200

This is the year you will graduate from high school --hopefully :) 

2024

300

The overriding theme was forgiveness that could only be found through God.

The Hiding Place

300

The underlying idea that the author hopes to communicate in his story.

Theme

300

In this assignment, you could appreciate how challenging it can be to develop characters, setting and theme. 

Original Story

300

You should pay attention to this when starting new sentences so that you don't bore the socks off your reader. 

Sentence openers

300
You receive this at a graduation.

Diploma

400

A story told from a fixed point of view depicting the psychological torment of a young protagonist. 

The Red Badge of Courage

400

The perspective from which a story is told. Examples include 1st person and 3rd person.

Point of View

400
In this assignment, you realized the importance of good note-taking and writing down page numbers. 

WWI and II Research Paper

400

These are the four reasons for creating new paragraphs when writing an original piece of fiction.

New speaker, new time, new place, dramatic effect

400

The name of a college entrance exam. 

SAT    ACT   CLT

500

People's use or misuse of time is explored in this book.

Our Town

500

The tone of the author which results from his/her vocabulary and word arrangements. 

Voice

500

In this assignment you used a very important paragraph model that you will use frequently in high school and beyond. 

TRIAC essay

500
The most important part of an essay; the main idea that ties everything together. 

Thesis Statement

500

The title of the song played at graduations

Pomp and Circumstance