Literary Genres
Paul bunyan
What is a Legend?
The occupation of Ichabod Crane.
What is a school teacher?
The term used to describe the first sentence in the first paragraph of a story, intended to grab the reader's attention.
What is a Lead Sentence?
"Mrs. Eigsti read a book that was about a million pages long!"
What is a Hyperbole?
The protagonist in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Who is Ichabod Crane?
The Family under the Bridge
What is Fiction (or realistic fiction)?
Phaethon" and "Theseus" are examples of this type of story telling.
What are Myths?
The minimum # of sentences needed to write a good paragraph.
What is FIVE?
"Mrs. Stutzman could run like a cheetah!"
What is a Simile?
The acronym O.R.E.O that is used with persuasive writing stands for this.
What is O= Opinion R= Reasons E= Explanation O= Opinion (restated) ?
All Summer in a Day
What is Science Fiction?
The antagonist in the Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Who is Brom Bones?
The name of the last paragraph in an essay or written paper.
What is a conclusion, or concluding paragraph?
"Crash!" "Bang!" "Boom!" "Swish!"
What are Onomatopoeias?
A story using made up characters, but it COULD happen in real life falls into what genre category?
What is Realistic Fiction?
Harvesting Hope: The story of Caesar Chavez
What is a Biography?
Gods, Goddesses and mortals are all characters in what type of genre?
What are Myths?
The piece of paper that acts as a visual to help writers organize their thoughts and ideas before actually writing.
What is a Graphic Organizer?
Mrs. Wiese went walking while watching a wonderfully wacky waterfall west of Wyoming.
What is an Alliteration?
The book, "My life as the 16th President of the united States", written by Abraham Lincoln, would fall under this genre.
What is an Autobiography?
The Dog of Pompeii
What is Historical Fiction?
This mythical Athenian hero is also the son of an Athenian King.
Who is Theseus?
Writing mechanics (rules for writing) fall into 4 main areas: -Paragraph form -Grammar -Spelling -P________.
What is Punctuation?
"My brother is a couch potato!" and "She is a night owl!"
What is a Metaphor?
These are the 5 parts (in order) of a Plot Diagram (or plot mountain).
What is Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution