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Genres
Literature Elements
Plot
Writing
Writing Corrections
100
mixes real people and events from the past with fictional people and events
What is historical fiction?
100
the message or lesson to be learned
What is theme?
100
the part of a plot where characters, setting, and a problem may be introduced
What is opening?
100
main idea of an essay
What is thesis statement?
100
using a comma without a coordinate conjunction when creating a compound sentence
What is a comma splice?
200
May feature mythical creatures, magical elements, and themes of good vs evil
What is fairy tale?
200
a conflict within the heart or mind of a character
What is internal conflict?
200
the part of a plot where the action drops off quickly and winds down
What is falling action?
200
main idea of a paragraph
What is topic sentence?
200
correct placement of the comma in a complex sentence that begins with a subordinate clause
What is what is at the end of the subordinate clause?
300
fictional story that features characters and events that seem true to life
What is realistic fiction?
300
whose side of the story is being told
What is perspective?
300
the part of a plot where complications arise and grow
What is rising action?
300
sentences used to introduce new ideas or connect ideas
What are transitions?
300
punctuation mark used to connect two sentences to create a compound sentence when no coordinate conjunction is used
What is a semi colon?
400
stories in which the author is critical of some element of the times in which he/she lives
What is dystopian fiction?
400
how a story is narrated
What is point of view?
400
the turning point of the story
What is climax?
400
part of the essay where details are presented to explain and develop the thesis statement
What is the body?
400
punctuation mark used at the end of in independent clause to set off a list
What is a colon?
500
features character vs environment conflicts
What is survival/outdoor adventure?
500
is shown by the what a character says, does, thinks, or by what others say to/about a character
What is characterization?
500
the character may overcome the problem, be overcome by the problem or simply learn to live with the situation
What is conclusion?
500
stylistic device inwhich the writer refers back to the attention-getting in the introduction to make a final statement and bring closure to an essay
What is going full circle?
500
correctly punctuate the following sentence: reading i believe is the best class of all
What is Reading, I believe, is the best class of all.