Fiction
Informational
Argumentative
Poetry
Revision & Editing
100
The big idea of the story, or a message about life.
What is Theme
100
The author's main goal in writing the piece
What is the author’s purpose?
100
This is the author’s main idea, but called by a different name in an argumentative text.
What is a “claim”?
100
To comprehend and analyze a poem, it should be read at least this many time.
What is “two”?
100
Name the punctuation mark you can use by itself to combine sentences.
What is Semi-colon ;
200
This is the part of the plot when the reader finds out character information or background knowledge to set the story up.
What is Exposition
200
The most important or lasting idea the author wants the reader to consider.
What is the author’s message?
200
The author may use different language, depending on this group of individuals he’s hoping to convince.
What is the “intended audience”?
200
When they rhyme, they are lyrical, but when you chuckle, they’re this type.
What is “humorous”?
200
What are the AAAWWUBIS words called?
What is Subordinating Conjunctions
300
A hint about what will happen in the future in a story
What is Foreshadowing
300
An organizer that gives you a snapshot for the whole text.
What is TOPIC?
Title
Organization
Pictures
Introduction
Captions
300
This may present the other perspective, but is still used to support the author’s claim.
What is a counterclaim?
300
If you use them incorrectly, it’s bad grammar. Noticing how a poet uses these purposefully will help you analyze the meaning.
What are “punctuation marks”?
300
What punctuation mark do you need before a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)?
What is Comma
400
Interrupts flow of events to go back to an earlier time or event
What is flashback
400
Gather these two determine main idea.
What is details?
400
Words like “but, however, and on the contrary” indicate the use of this re-word.
What is a “rebuttal”?
400
Seeing them in action is one thing, but reading this language in a poem creates a mental image.
What is “imagery”?
400
What are non-essential phrases and clauses separated by from the rest of the sentence?
What is commas
500
“I’m afraid it’ll turn you into a mean, avaricious man, and we shall have to disown you.”
In this sentence the word ________ provides a clue to the meaning of the word avaricious.
What is Mean
From the fictional story "Monkey's Paw"
500
The author included this image to —
What is a visual of the organism talked about.
500
What sentence states the central idea
of this passage?
What is “However, research conducted at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) supports the idea that remembering what a logo looks like is a very difficult task.”
or
What is LAST SENTENCE
500
Read the poem. The author includes spaces before words to:
Create a sense of uncertainty
Create panic
Use the dictionary to define words you don’t know.
What is create a sense of uncertainty.
500
Which Sentence is written correctly with proper punctuation and grammar?
To make matters worse, my brothers had complained during the entire meal.
It got even worse, my brothers had complained during the entire meal.
Even worse, my brothers had complained. During the entire meal.
What is “A”
(introductory phrase with a comma)