Writing
Three words that should never be in your thesis.
What is I, yes, and no?
HGST- this is the formula for your introduction paragraph.
What is "Hook, general, specific, thesis"?
You Me
What are pronouns?
The emotional a word evokes.
What is connotation?
Using vivid descriptions to create a mental picture
What is imagery?
A make believe story with characters and a plot.
What is fiction?
I'm not really interested in what you are reading.
a. board
b. bored
What is B?
Name two uses of a period.
What is at the end of a sentence or abbreviation?
The people or animals in a story.
What are characters?
A claim that is contradicting your opinion.
What is a counter-argument?
TS, CD, CM, CM, CD, CM, CM, CS
What is the Jane Schaffer paragraph? (Jack McCoy)
Simple, Compound, Complex
What are types of sentences?
The sudden, often vivid, return of a past experience or memory
What is flashback?
Using phrases that appeal to tasting, smelling, hearing, touching, or seeing.
What are sensory details?
An article or story about something that is real or true.
What is non-fiction?
I want ____ go on the roller coaster ___ more times ____.
a. to, too, two
b. too, two, to
c. to , two, too
d. two, to, too
What is C?
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Society, Man vs. Self
What are the types of conflict?
The main problem in a story.
What is conflict?
These are used to help the flow of your paragraphs or to connect one idea to another.
What are transitions?
CER
What is claim, evidence, and reasoning?
First, Next, Finally
What are transitions?
I saw a man
He carried a pan
Then he ran
What is rhyme?
A first hand experience
What is a primary source?
A story in which the characters act like real people even though it is a made up story.
What is realistic fiction?
Will you walk down the _______?
a. aisle
b. isle
c. ilse
What is A?
A common phrase or saying. (For example, beat around the bush)
What is an idiom?
A main division of a story, typically with a number or title.
What is a chapter?
The three tools of persuasion.
What is ethos, pathos, and logos?
TBD
What is "To be determined"?
Only choice Jumbo Shrimp
What are oxymorons?
A feeling of fear or excitement about what might happen next.
What is suspense?
Determining whether it is true or false.
What is to evaluate?
A fictional story with magic, events that happen in three's, good and evil, royalty, and often starts with "Once upon a time".
What is a fairy tale?
The cap on the bottle is ______.
a. lose
b. losse
c. loose
What is C?
Writing under a false name.
What is a pseudonym?
This person writes the book and this person draws the pictures.
Must name both
What is an author and an illustrator?
This statement is the roadmap or structure of your essay.
What is the thesis?
TGIF
What is "Thank goodness it's Friday"?
Finger is to hand, like toe is to foot.
What is an analogy?
A plot device where a story leaves a reader in suspense, typically at a point of high tension or surprise, making them eager to know what happens next.
What is a cliff-hanger?
A secondary storyline that runs alongside the main plot, adding depth, complexity, and potentially tension to the story
What is a sub-plot?
A story of a real person's life written by that person.
What is an autobiography?
"The loud noise will _____ the dog, causing a significant _____ on its behavior, as it will become overly cautious."
a. affect, effect
b. effect, affect
c. affect, affect
d. effect, effect
What is A?
Three ways to use an apostrophe.
What is to show possession, omitted letters, or to form a contraction?
A section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened.
What is an epilogue?