repetition of beginning sounds of words (same starting sound)
What is Alliteration?
100
comparison of two unlike things
What is Metaphor?
100
sound words (boom, crack, sizzle)
What is Onomatopoeia?
100
literary device in which a word or phrase appears over and over again
What is Repetition?
100
comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is Simile?
200
main idea or big idea and how it relates to life
What is Theme?
200
conclusions or decisions made based on what you already know + new information you read
What is Inferencing?
200
hints or clues in the text about what's going to happen next
What is Foreshadowing?
200
element of fiction in which the author provides details and descriptions of characters
What is Characterization?
200
type of writing that tells a story
What is Narrative Writing?
300
human qualities given to non-human things (object, animal, or idea)
What is Personification?
300
writing that explains a topic
What is Expository Writing?
300
words or phrases that connect ideas together in writing, help move from one idea to the next
What are Transitions?
300
purpose of an expert topic speech is to...
What is Inform?
300
the most important part of researching a topic is using...
What is a Variety of Credible Sources?
400
when the opposite of what is expected happens; there are three types of this: verbal, dramatic, and situational
What is Irony?
400
poetry with no set rhyme pattern or format, poetry without any set rules
What is Free Verse?
400
writing that convinces readers to believe something
What is Persuasive Writing?
400
it is important that characters have dialogue because...
What is Dialogue brings the characters to life?
400
during this part of the writing process a writer will share his/her writing with an audience
What is Publishing?
500
the difference between revising and editing is...
Revising: big changes (move around, delete, add in information)
Editing: small changes (conventions: spelling, capitalization, grammar, and punctuation)
500
In this step of the writing process, a writer rereads his writing to delete, add, change, or move around information.
What is Revision?
500
These four parts of oral delivery are very important when giving a speech...
Make sure you know at least 3 of these!
What is Volume, Voice, Inflection, and Pacing?
500
reading strategy in which you look at the text surrounding an unknown word to try and figure out what the unknown word means
What is Context Clues?
500
a sensory chart (five senses) is a great tool to use when writing...