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Elements of Fiction
Poetry
Writing
Rhetoric
The Odyssey
100

What is the main action of a story? Often happens towards the middle. 

Climax

100

Sally sold seashells by the seashore

Alliteration

100

The main claim or argument of your essay is called what?

Thesis statement

100

Using logos in your argument, means what?

Logic

100

Who is Poseidon's son?

Cyclops

200

When the main conflict builds - often at the beginning.

Rising action

200

Boom! Bang! Pow!

Onomatopoeia 

200

What goes in a body paragraph?

Textual evidence & explanation 

200

Using someone's authority, credibility, etc. to support your argument is what?

Ethos

200

The goddess that often helps Odysseus?

Athena

300

When the story comes to the end, and wraps up the conflict.

Resolution

300

The sun smiled on the world that day.

Personification 

300

Fix this sentence on the board:

we went camping in the woods. and saw lots of snakes. It didnt rain while we were their?

(5 corrections)

We went camping in the woods, and saw lots of snakes. It didn't rain while we were there.

300

Using emotion in your argument is called what?

Pathos

300

Odysseus and his men leave an island because of an all-intoxicating plant. What is the plant?

Lotus flower

400

The main idea or purpose of a story

Theme

400

Ms. Luis is the worst teacher that has ever lived. 

Hyperbole

400

Fix this sentence on the board:

Cookies are better then Cake because Ms. Luis says so. she is always write. 

(5 corrections)

Cookies are better than cake, because Ms. Luis says so. She is always right.

400

A commercial that wants you to adopt dogs would be best support by which rhetorical device? Ethos, pathos, or logos? 

Pathos - emotion

400

Who is the author of the original text, The Odyssey?

Homer

500

When something is hinted at early on, and happens later.

Foreshadowing 

500

You are a summer's day

metaphor

500

Write a thesis statement on one of the following topics:

video games, social media, dress code, or The Odyssey.

Answers vary but must include a stance on a topic. 
500

Why is it important to consider your audience when forming an argument?

Answers vary

500

What are the 3 parts of a hero's journey?

1.) Call to action/departure

2.) Adventure (usually successful in some kind of battle)

3.) Come back home changed in some way