Informational
You can usually find the thesis in this part of the text.
What is first paragraph/introduction?
An argument against the author's position is this.
What is a counterargument?
The perspective from which a story is told.
What is point of view?
This punctuation mark is used to separate two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.
What is a comma?
What’s the difference between the denotation and connotation of a word?
What is: Denotation is the dictionary definition; connotation is the emotional or cultural meaning?
This text structure explains reasons and results.
What is cause and effect?
This is the author’s main position or belief about a topic.
What is a claim or thesis?
“Don’t judge people by appearances” is an example of this.
What is a theme?
This is the best revision for sentence variety:
“He likes to run. He likes to jump. He likes to swim.”
What is “He likes to run, jump, and swim” or “He enjoys running, jumping, and swimming.” ?
What is the term for a group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose?
What is a stanza?
You use this skill when deciding if evidence is strong or weak.
What is evaluating evidence?
A celebrity endorsement is an example of this.
What is ethos (appeal to credibility)?
A conflict within a character is this type.
What is internal conflict or man v. self?
Identify and correct the error:
“Their going to the mall later, aren’t they?”
What is “They’re going to the mall later, aren’t they?”
Which literary device is being used here: “He was a real Romeo with the ladies.”
What is an allusion?
If a detail repeats throughout a passage, it's probably this.
What is a key idea?
This follows a counterargument and defends the author’s claim.
What is a rebuttal or refutation?
This is the definition of imagery in literature.
What is descriptive language that appeals to the five senses?
Identify and fix the error:
“Each of the students have their own locker.”
What is “Each of the students has their own locker”?
Which of these words is an example of onomatopoeia?
A. Laughter
B. Buzz
C. Fear
D. Grace
What is B (buzz)?
A personal story used to support an idea is called this.
What is an anecdote?
The effect of a red herring fallacy is to do this to the reader or audience.
What is distract or confuse them?
What was the irony of Fortunato's name in "The Cask of Amontillado"?
What is he had an unfortunate end to his life?
This part of the writing process involves improving word choice, clarity, and organization.
What is revising?
What does Mrs. Jones’ home symbolize in "Thank You, Ma'am"?
What is safety, comfort, or a place of moral teaching?