In reference to Author's Purpose, what does P.I.E stand for?
What is "Persuade, Inform, Entertain"
100
The beginning of a story where the characters, setting and conflict are introduced is called______________.
What is "Exposition"
100
The organized pattern or sequence of events that make up a story is called____________________.
What is "Plot Diagram"
100
Use context clues to define the word DIGNITY:
Even when the police officers put the handcuffs on my mother, she maintained her DIGNITY, holding her head up high as she was marched off the protest site.
What is "Worthy of respect"
100
Use context clues to define INJUSTICE:
Kevin thought that it was a great INJUSTICE that girls could wear earrings in the school while the boys could not.
What is "something that is not right or fair"
200
When all loose ends of the plot are tied up are tied up, this is called______________.
What is "Falling Action"
200
An argument that is not sound that but may still be convincing is called _______________.
What is "rhetorical fallacy"
200
A very specific, clear message that leaves little room for interpretation is called_____________.
What is "Explicit"
200
A claim that is based on the faulty logic of relating two things solely because they are in the same category is called___________.
What is "Categorical Claim"
200
A message that uses visuals and body language to communicate meaning rather than stating what is meant or implied.
What is "implicit"
300
Complete and label the following analogy: RAIN : PRECIPITATION :: A) salmon : seafood B) snow : tundra C) jungle : desert D) pet : hamster
What is "(A) and Category"
300
An analogy where one word names something that falls into the group named by the other word is called__________.
What is "category"
300
What is the author's purpose?
A menu for a local pizzeria listing the sizes
and prices of pizzas and available toppings.
What is "To inform"
300
What is the author's purpose?
A bookmark by the American Dairy Association listing 10 reasons to drink milk.
What is "To persuade"
300
Writing about the similarities and differences of a subject is called_________________________.
What is "Comparing and contrasting"
400
The message or lesson that the author wants you to learn from the story.
What is "Theme"
400
The expression of an author's attitude toward a subject is called_______.
What is "Tone"
400
What example of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?
"I was so proud of myself for winning the contest because things like that only happen once in a blue moon."
What is "Idiom"
400
Name at least 2 things that the stage directions of a play do?
What is "Give info about how the characters should sound, move and handle props"
400
What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?
"She was just a trophy to Aiden, another object to possess."
What is "metaphor"
500
Name at least 2 things that dialogue in a play does.
What is "tells you who the characters are, what they think, how they react to each other and what's happening and it helps you to understand the time period and background of a character"
500
Finish and label the following analogy:
FINALE : MUSICAL ::
A) inning : baseball B) stitch : tapestry C) mystery : novel D) barista : coffee E) homestretch : race
What is "(E) and Part to Whole"
500
What are two important things that setting does for a play?
What is "show place and time of play, influence mood, reveals what the characters are like and help show how the time has changed"
500
List the 5 graphic elements of poetry.
What is "Repetition, Capitalization, Sentence Structure, Abrupt Dialogue and Shift"
500
What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?
"Some days my thoughts are just cocoons hanging from dripping branches in the grey woods of my mind."