Literary devices
The following is an example of?
Glittering white, the blanket of snow covered everything in sight.
What is:
Imagery
What is the main rule in writing a persuasive essay?
What is:
Take a position
when reading an informational text you should do what to fully understand the passage?
What is:
Annotate
List the FANBOYS
What is:
For And Nor But Or Yet So
The act of coming to a conclusion based on facts or making and educated guess.
What is:
An inference
The following is an example of a?
The curtain of night fell upon us.
What is:
Metaphor
The first paragraph should include what?
What is:
Hook and thesis
What is another way to say main idea?
What is:
Topic sentence
What kind of sentence structure is this:
Though Mitchell prefers watching romantic films, he rented the latest spy thriller, and he enjoyed it very much.
What is:
Compound-complex
Jumbo shrimp, act natural, deafening silence and seriously funny are all examples of what?
What is:
Oxymoron
The following is an example of a?
I heard the last piece of pie calling my name.
What is:
Personification
What is the author's purpose of writing the following? Guitar Hero is the best of all of the Wii games. When you play Guitar Hero, you feel like a real rock star. This game is much more fun than any others. When you choose a Wii game, make sure that you choose Guitar Hero.
What is:
To persuade
The main idea is typically where?
What is:
The first or last sentence
What is missing in the following?
Because it is hot outside I ate ice cream.
What is:
The comma after outside
The authors word choice?
What is:
Dicton
The following is an example of?
You're acting like such a Scrooge!
What is:
An allusion
what can be used in the first or last paragraph but HAS to be used?
What is:
Counterargument
Besides the main text, what do informational texts typically include?
What is:
Captions, charts or images
When should a semicolon(;) be used?
What is:
to link two independent clauses
The following are all representative of what:
Inform, Entertain, persuade, tell a story, or express an opinion.
What is:
Authors purpose
the following is an example of?
They have made up their minds to remove an evil eye forever.
What is:
Foreshadowing
What modes of persuasion should be used in a persuasive essay?
What is:
Logical appeals or ethos, logos, pathos
what are the five main text structures of an informational text?
What is:
definition/description, problem-solution, sequence/time, comparison and contrast, and cause and effect.
Which of the following is a pronoun?
Wes saw a big bear eating in his backyard.
What is:
His
What color is the sky?
What is:
Blue