Safe Passage
The most important point or focus of an entire passage / what the whole reading is talking about (M)
What is Main Idea?
An action made by a noun (V)
What is Verb?
A comparison between two things using the words 'like' or 'as' (S)
What is Simile?
The name for the first paragraph of an essay which tells the reader what they will learn about (I)
What is Introduction?
The name for a collection of sentences which are grouped together in a section for organization or topic (P)
What is Paragraph?
The meaning that a word has in a text or speech (D)
What is Definition?
A word which describes a noun (A)
What is Adjective?
A comparison between two things where the words 'like' and 'as' are not used (M)
What is Metaphor?
The last paragraph of an essay where the writer offers no new information and instead reminds the reader what they have read about and makes a personal connection to the topic (C)
What is Conclusion?
The grammar marks with surround a piece of evidence in writing to show that it came from another speaker or writer (Q)
What is Quotation Marks?
The lesson a story is trying to teach the reader on how to be a better person (T)
What is Theme?
A connecting word either at the beginning or middle of a sentence which joins multiple clauses or ideas together (C)
What is Conjunction?
A phrase whose understood meaning is completely difference from what it literally says (I)
What is Idiom?
The paragraph where most of the information and argument is presented to the reader with evidence through quotes (P)
What is Proof Paragraph?
A style of writing being used to educate or teach the reader something which is provable true (I)
What is Informational?
Something you determine using visible evidence and your own knowledge + understanding (I)
What is Inference?
A word which shows the relationships between different parts of a sentence (P)
What is Preposition?
The description of a non-human character, object, or thing as having human characteristics and actions (P)
What is Personification?
The term for using evidence (quote, image, conversation, lesson, prior knowledge) in writing to prove what is being said and where it came from (C)
What is Citation?
A style of writing where the writer is saying only what they feel, think, and believe without speaking in terms of provable fact (O)
What is Opinion?
What are Context Clues?
What is Interjection?
A reference to another text, story, or piece of media within one's own writing
What is Allusion?
The sentence ending an introduction where the reader is told the central argument and structure for the essay
What is Focus Statement?
The complete acronym which shows the structure for a constructed response, along with what each letter stands for
What is R.A.C.E? (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain)