Roots
Lit Elements
Vis/Filmic/Comic Elements
Analytical Writing
Personal Essay Writing
100

flect, flex

bend

100

Character that creates conflict

Antagonist

100

Close-up

Film shot of neck up

100

What device connects sentences/ideas/evidence within the same paragraph?

Internal transition

100

What is a hook? What does "in medias res" mean?

Part I:Beginning of the narrative; catches the reader's attention. Part II: "In the middle of."

200

it, itiner

journey, road


200

Hyperbole

Overexaggeration

200

Medium shot

Waist up

200

What device connects one paragraph to another?

External transition

200

When you write internal dialogue, you share the _______ and ________ of a character? Why is this so important to a personal essay?

Part 1: thoughts, feelings

Part II: various

300

fort

luck, chance, strong


300

Indirect characterization.

Describe/develop a character by showing not telling (using action, dialogue, etc.)

300

Long shot

Whole body

300

T or F. A paragraph is about proving a point; thus, it should be primarily composed of evidence.

FALSE

300

When you write external dialogue you are essentially replicating a ______________ on the page? Format-wise, How do you indicate to the reader that there is a speaker change?

Part I: conversation

Part II: start a new paragraph

400

helio

sun

400

Resolution, Part III of story. What two things?

Climax, denouement

400
High angle shot and why is it used.

Camera high in the air, looks down on subject. Conveys powerlessness.

400

What problems did the So What? Method help us correct? Just name one. 

Repetition, plot summary, can't figure out what else to write

400

What can a theme be? (Must name three out of the four we've learned)

moral; idea; correcting a misconception; difficult question

500

fer, lat

to bring, to bear

500

Exposition, part I of story. What three things?

Main characters, setting, tease conflict

500

Low-angle shot

Camera placed below subject, looks up at subject. Makes subject seem powerful, indomitable, invincible, etc.

500

What problems did the Sandwich Method helps us solve?

Dropped quotes; not introducing evidence; not interpreting evidence; not connecting evidence to claim/supporting idea

500

Define sensory image. Including sensory images is a great way to engage your reader in terms of their __________________.

Part I: word picture that appeals to one+ of the reader's five senses

Part II: emotions