Text Types
To entertain, instruct or inform the reader by telling a story.
Narrative Writing
What is an oxymoron? Give an example.
A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.
Dave ran QUICKLY down the hall. Quickly is an example of what?
Adverb
Who is the main character in a story? Who is the villain in the story?
Protagonist and Antagonist
Conversation between two or more characters in a story?
a genre of essay that requires the student to investigate an idea, evaluate evidence, expound on the idea, and set forth an argument concerning that idea in a clear and concise manner.
Expository/Explanatory Writing
What is alliteration? Give an example.
he occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
Julie AND Sam went hiking last week. AND is an example of what?
Conjunction
What are the five elements of plot?
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Conclusion
Event that breaks the normal order of the plot by showing a past event.
Flashback
A genre of writing that requires the student to investigate a topic; collect, generate, and evaluate evidence; and establish a position on the topic in a concise manner.
Argumentative writing
What is Personification? Give an example.
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
I'll be AT Central Park tomorrow morning. AT is an example of what?
Preposition
Context Clues
Use of clues or hints to detail something later in a story.
Foreshadowing
A genre of essay that asks the student to describe something
Descriptive Writing
What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile? Give an example of each.
Similes are comparisons using like or as. Metaphors are comparisons that do not use like or as.
Oh! Wow! Ouch!
Interjection
Feelings Associated with a word
Connotation
Feeling the author creates for the reader.
Mood
What type of writing was the first essay we wrote this year?
Narrative Writing
What are the 7 types of figurative language?
Simile, Hyperbole, Alliteration, Metaphor, Personification, Onomatopeia, Oxymoron
Can you name all the parts of speech?
noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
The literal meaning of a word or phrase?
Denotation
Written text of a play, movie, or show. What did we read this year that was a script?
Script and Anne Frank