Figurative Language
Visually descriptive language. Helps you form an image in your mind.
Imagery
To explain or inform. Must include 5 paragraphs. Has a main idea.
Expository/Informational
The events that happen in a text.
Plot
Is this sentence written in active or passive voice?
The party was hosted by the couple.
Passive
Who was the protagonist in Touching Spirit Bear?
Cole.
Giving human characteristics to a nonhuman object/thing.
Ex. The sun smiled at me.
Personification
to persuade the reader to accept your ideas. These are built from the same foundational elements: claims, reasoning, supporting evidence. Include 6 paragraphs.
Argumentative
The way a character is portrayed. Their appearance, personality, etc.
Characterization
Is this sentence written in active or passive voice?
The couple hosted the party.
Active
What is the main type of conflict in Touching Spirit Bear?
Character vs. self
Comparing two unalike things.
Ex. Time is money.
Metaphor
To tell a story. Includes literary techniques. Must have and beginning, middle, and end or conflict, climax, and resolution.
Narrative
The underlying message or lesson in a story. Must be universal.
Theme
A verb that functions as some other part of speech in a sentence. In the English language, there are three basic types.
Verbals
What do Jonas' eyes symbolize in The Giver?
The capacity to see beyond or his differences.
The use of an object to represent something else, an idea.
Ex. Doves represent peace.
Symbolism
What genre of writing must you write for the following prompt?
Write a multi-paragraph story about a time in Ruth’s life from the point of view of one of her children or her husband. Make sure you include specific details about Ruth’s life and include how the person telling the story would respond or feel about what is happening.
Narrative
When an author hints at what will happen in the future of the text.
Foreshadowing
The three types of verbals are...
Gerunds, participles, infinitives.
What is a possible theme of Touching Spirit Bear?
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A reference to a famous person, place, artwork, literary work, or event.
Ex. The raven sat on the bust of Pallas.
Allusion
Write a letter to Governor Holcomb explaining why we should or should not have school this summer. Use the sources provided to support your position with facts.
Argumentative
When the audience knows something that the characters do not.
Ex. We know what release means before Jonas does.
Dramatic Irony
This punctuation is used to separate 2 independent clauses within the same sentence.
; semicolon
What is a possible theme of The Giver?
Answers will vary