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Figurative Language
Grammar
Reading Techniques
Writing
Potpourri
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"The fire...fed upon Picassos and Matisses in the upper halls, like delicacies..."
What is personification?
100

A sentence that has one independent clause and one dependent clause that begins with a subordinating conjunction.

What is a complex sentence?

100
To deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.
What is to infer?
100

When writing a research essay, you should always include this at the end of your paper.

What is a Works Cited page?

100
Crash, Bam, Ring, Quack are examples of this type of figurative language.
What is Onomatopoeia?
200
What you call a struggle a character has within him/herself (man vs. self)
What is an internal conflict?
200

I have done all of my homework, and I still have time to go outside! This sentence is an example of...

What is a compound sentence?

200

What is the stage in a plot diagram where the characters and setting are introduced?

What is the exposition?

200
List 3 transition words that help make your writing flow better.
What are after, such as, also, first, second, third, then, next, lastly, finally, therefore, not only, meanwhile...?
200
When identifying the theme of a reading selection you are looking for this.
What is the life lesson, meaning, moral or message about life or human nature that is communicated by a literary work. What the story teaches readers.
300
"You are the tallest person in the world."
What is hyperbole?
300

A sentence that has a subject and predicate and is a complete thought.

What is a simple sentence?

300
When the narrator tells you directly what the character is like.
What is direct characterization?
300
Making sure your title is appropriate, checking for a strong opening, making sure your story is well-organized, and checking for strong word choice are examples of this.
What is revising?
300

The section of a plot diagram which is the turning point of a story—the moment of peak tension, drama, or emotional intensity. 

What is the climax?

400
Subtle clues or hints that let the reader know what will happen later.
What is foreshadowing?
400

The dog was completely happy to be outside all day. The word completely is a/an...

What is an adverb?

400

Insert the text citation before the period at the end of the sentence in which the quotation or paraphrase appears, describes this process by an author.

What is citing a source?

400

The claim in a CERC paragraph needs to include this.

What is TAG, the Title, Author, Genre

400

Name the 8 parts of speech.

What are nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, prepositions, interjections, and conjunctions?

500
"Everything she does is right, and everything I do is wrong! I'm the goat around here!...you're all against me....And you worst of all!"
What is a metaphor?
500

A sentence that has 2 independent clauses combined with a coordinating conjunction and a comma, or a semi-colon.

What is a compound sentence?

500
Two credible web sources to use that help support an argument or opinion of an author.
What is .edu or .gov?
500
Checking for grammar mistakes and spelling errors are examples of this.
What is editing?
500

This is what they call the problem in a piece of literature.

What is the conflict?