Spec. Writing
Narrative Text
Informational/Every Day Text
Explanatory Writing
Persuasive/Argument Writing
100
What is included in the Exposition of your plot?
Characters and setting
100
Why is it so important to read the bold print that is located above the directions?
Most of the time it explain the main idea in the story.
100
What is the author's purpose in an Informational Text piece?
Entertain, inform, or persuade
100
1. What should be included toward the end of your first paragraph? 2. These words should be at the start of each body and conclusion paragraph.
Thesis and transitions
100
This needs to be included in the opening paragraph, and it should be located toward the end of the paragraph.
Claim or thesis
200
What point of view should your speculative writing be in?
First or third person
200
What is the author's purpose in a narrative text?
To entertain
200
How can Information text be presented?
sequential order, cause and effect, problem/solution
200
Where should you place quote in your writing
In the opening and closing paragraphs
200
What can be considered as a fact in persuasive/argument writing?
1. numbers 2. surveys 3. expert in a field
300
What should be included in between the exposition and conflict of your story?
Rising Action
300
It is very important to identify this in a story because it tells what the story is about.
Central or main idea
300
What format do we use for answering an open-ended question?
RASSE
300
How many paragraphs should an Explanatory topic include?
5
300
Explain what needs to be included in every body paragraph.
1. Transitions 2. Reasons and examples 3. Facts 4. Rebuttal or counterclaim
400
What is the main message called, and where should it be located in your story?
Theme-it should be located in your conclusion paragraph
400
What reading technique is important to use when reading?
Underline in the story, multiple choice, and open-ended
400
How do you support an open-ended question for an Information text piece?
Cite evidence from the text and place it in quotation marks, and explain why you used that evidence.
400
What belongs in the third paragraph of an Explanatory quote essay?
A specific world connection
400
What must you provide regarding the prompt?
background information
500
What is it called when you have an object, place or person in your story that has a deeper meaning?
Symbol or symbolism
500
Most of the time, what order is a narrative text told in?
Sequential order, and it follows a plot structure
500
Explain the format for an open-ended question.
1. Use a bullet 2. Name the title and author 4. Text support 5. Explain the text support 6. End 7. Don't use you or I
500
This is a good risk to include in an Explanatory piece "The music screamed across the room and cut the tension."
Personification
500
How do you hook a reader in this type of writing?
1. Shocking statement 2. Quote 3. Question