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100

Relationships and conversations among characters 

Dialogue 

100

The main idea of this genre (something that can be argued)

Claim

100

The poetry selection from yesterday was________by________

Equality, Maya Angelou

100

Meant to tell someone valuable information, referred to as 

The controlling idea

100

Often broken up into sections/chapters referred to as

Scenes/Acts

200

Alluding to events that are later to come 

Foreshadowing 

200

In analyzing the authors claim, the arguments' evidence must be these two things

Practical and Logical

200

Broken into sections often referred to as 

Stanzas

200

May contain these visual aids in order to aid understanding 

Graphs, infographics, charts 

200

Recurring themes or objects throughout the story

Motifs 

300

What the author intends for the reader to take away from the story and possibly apply to real life 

Theme/Message 

300

Includes the use of logic: Readers must separate ___________from_______________.

facts from opinion/bias

300

The writer may often be referred to as _____________

The speaker

300

Details which help back up the main idea being presented

Supporting details

300

The instructions meant to direct the characters as well as give us as readers vital insight and information, often italicized

Stage directions

400

Exposition>Rising Action> Climax> Falling Action> Resolution 

Plot Structure 

400

In order to be an effective argument, the piece must include _______________

A counterargument

400

The majority of test questions will ask about a _______in ___________

Shift in tone 

400

The informational text yesterday about this generation was titled: ________________

True Gen Generation Z and its implication for companies 

400

The 3 types of irony

Verbal, Situational, Dramatic

500

a device used by writers to contrast or reflect another character – often your protagonist (main character)- by highlighting their traits, appearance, personality or morals.

Character Foils 

500

Logical Fallacies: 

If this occurs, then this will be the result 

A statement meant to distract from the main issue 

which someone generalizes from a too-small sample size, insufficient evidence 


Slippery Slope

Red Herring

Hasty Generalization

500

The rhyme scheme 

The last two lines are called ________

ABABCDCDEFEFGG, Couplet

500

An example of an informational text would be 

Advertisement, how-to-manual 

500

The reader may garner key information from these two types of speeches, often performed by the protagonist

Monologue, Soliloquy