Parts of an Essay
ELA Terms
ELA Misc
Literary Devices
Parts of a plot
100
What are the three parts of an intro paragraph?
1. Hook
2. Background
3. Thesis Statement
100
A describing word
Adjective
100
You start every sentence with a....
Capital
100
A comparison using life and as....
Simile
100
This is the biggest, most emotional part of a story
Climax
200
What does a hook do?
Draws your reader into your writing!
200
A person, place or thing...
Noun
200
Four parts of a sentence...
1. Capital
2. Subject
3. Verb
4. Period
200
Personification
200
This is the build up to the climax
Rising Action
300
What is the formula we use for writing a thesis statement?
Topic + Claim+ because "So What?"
300
Another word for "brackets"
Parentheses
300
FANBOYS stands for....
For, and, nor, but, or, yet. so!
300
Comparison without using like or as...
Metaphor
300
The good guy
Protagonist
400
What are the five parts of a body paragraph?
1. Topic sentence
2, 3, 4. Support + Evidence
5. Conclusion
400
Words and phrases that guide your reader through your writing.
Transitions
400
True or false: Words like Mom and Dad are always capitalized.
False!
400
Juxtiposition
400
The part of the story that sets you up for the rest....
Exposition
500
What are the three parts of a conclusion paragraph?
1. Restate main thesis
2. Summarize main arguments
3. Lasting impression
500
A story that starts in the middle of the action
In medias res
500
The last sentence of an essay is referred to as...
Lasting impression
500
Onomatopoeia
500
Cliff hangers do not have this part of a plot...
Resolution