Literary Terms
Expository
Commas
Non-Fiction/Fiction
STAAR Strategies
100
Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers is what two types of figurative language.
What is alliteration and consonance
100
Purpose of expository writing
What is writing to explain
100
FANBOYS stands for:
What is FOR, AND, NOR, BUT, OR, YET, SO.
100
The use of a person, place, thing or event that stands for itself and represents some other meaning, as well. Ex: The American flag or a white dove.
What is symbolism
100
Crossing out answers you KNOW are incorrect before making a final decision
What is process of elimination
200
A statement that is contradicting. Ex: It was raining outside, but I could still see a glare of the sun.
What is Paradox
200
Expository writing falls under the category of fiction. True or False?
What is false.
200
AAAWWUBBIS stands for (Name at least 7) :
A....after
A....although
A....as
W...while
W...when
U....until
B....before
B....because
I......if
S....since
200
Words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses. Look, feel, sound, taste, and smell. The sick sweet smell of the red roses was all I could remember.
What is imagery
200
What you do when you receive your expository prompt
Plan your essay/ Organize Ideas
300
Making a comparison WITHOUT using like or as.
Example: She was the most graceful woman I had ever met, a swan floating across the water.
What is metaphor.
300
Name one way to determine if a source is reliable or not when conducting research.
Recent date of publication, author information (education, work experience relating to article, qualifications), little to no advertising, no grammar/spelling/punctuation errors, credible website address of .gov .edu , etc. Other responses accepted, with teacher approval.
300
Correct the sentence:
Until I turn 18 i am not allowed to buy cigarettes at the gas station.
Until I turn 18, I am not allowed to buy cigarettes at the gas station.
300
The central message or meaning that the author tries to convey in a piece of literature that relates to everyday life or human experiences. Ex: Love conquers all
What is theme
300
Write a thesis statements using the following topic: 1. Write an essay explaining why it is important to laugh.
Teacher will approve. Thesis Statement needs to answer the question and include main ideas for the essay!
400
The sun smiled over the city on this hot & scorching summer day. What type or type of figurative language might this be?
What is alliteration, personification
400
Newspapers contain expository writing. True or False
True
400
Combine the sentences using the FANBOY rule:
Miss Hydar is very tired. She wants to go to bed.
Miss Hydar is very tired, and she wants to go to bed.
Consider other alternatives if correct.
400
The action or sequence of events in a story. Usually contains 5 basic elements: Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
What is plot
400
What is the meaning of infer or inference?
A. Summarizing
B. Drawing conclusions, a logical guess, what you can tell from a piece of literature
C. Meaning of the story
What is B
500
A technique in which an author gives clues about something that will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing
500
Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games, is an expository writing piece because it takes place in fantasy dystopian world in which children fight to the death. TRUE OR FALSE?
FALSE
500
Create a sentence using the AAAWWUBBIS comma rule. Be sure to say aloud, or write down where your comma will go in the sentence.
What is answers vary, need teacher approval.
500
The feeling that readers get from a text
what is mood
500
Write down the Parts of an Essay, assuming the writer had (2) Main Ideas.
Hint, there should be 8 total. Main Idea #1 and Main Idea #2 will be two of the parts.
What is Hook, Thesis, Main Idea #1, Evidence supporting Main Idea #1, Main Idea #2, Evidence supporting Main Idea #2, Restated Thesis, Clincher.