Writing
What is the author's purpose?
What is the author's reason for writing something.
What is a metaphor?
What is the comparison of two unlike things not using like or as.
What is symbolism?
What is the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
Write an example of a Noun Phrase.
Ex:
boy
What does the Latin prefix "Sub-" mean?
What is under.
What is a claim?
What is the side of an argument an author makes.
What is situational irony?
What is when something turns out to be different than you originally thought.
What are context clues?
What are hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word.
Write an example of a Verb Phrase.
Ex:
was running
What does the Latin Prefix "Lig-" mean?
What is to tie or bind
What is an informative essay and what is it not?
What is an essay that informs and explains something, but does not include your opinion.
What is an allusion?
What is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.
What is a theme?
What is a story's underlying message or central idea.
Write an example of a Prepositional Phrase.
Ex:
over the river
What does Submerged mean?
What is to put under water.
What do you need to have to support a claim?
What is evidence.
What is chronological order?
What is when events are in time sequence in which they occurred.
What is a synonym AND what is an antonym?
What are one or more words with the same meaning AND what are one or more words with opposite meanings.
Write an example of a Adverb Phrase.
Ex:
running quickly
What does Subterranean mean?
What is underground.
What is a counterclaim?
What is a claim made to refute a previous claim.
What is an interior monologue?
What is a narrative technique that shows the flow of thoughts going through a character's head that other characters aren't privy to.
What is internal conflict AND external conflict?
What is a character's internal struggle AND what is a problem or struggle that takes place between a character and an outside force.
Write an example of an Adjective Phrase.
Ex:
fluffy dog
What does Ligament mean?
What is a band of connective tissue.