Codes & Conventions
An object, colour, or action that represents or stands for something else.
Symbolism
When a story pauses and goes back in time
Flashback
A person, place, or thing.
Correct this sentence:
Vivian draws very good!
Vivian draws very well!
Explain how 1st person point of view is different than 3rd person.
1st person = I / me
3rd person = him/her/they
Subtle clues as to what might happen later on in the story.
Foreshadowing
A figure of speech that implicitly compares two unrelated things (Ex: Time is money)
Metaphor
A word that describes a noun (Ex: Tall boy)
An Adjective
Come up with an appropriate example for both (its) and (it's)
Its = Possessive
It's = It is
Define what THEME is in response writing.
The central message/lesson/warning contained in the text.
Point of view where the narrator uses "I"
First Person Point of View
When something stands or represents something else (an idea, emotion, action)
Symbolism
Describes an action (ex: Jeff WALKED to the store)
A Verb
You're (You are)
Your = possessive
What is a call to action in speech or article writing?
Found in the conclusion, what do you want your audience to do with the information you've given them?
The opposite of being literal.
Example: I'm so hungry I can eat a million hamburgers
Figurative Language
What you're supposed to end a persuasive speech with.
A Call to Action
What is a Noun that needs to be capitalized because it names a specific person place or thing?
Proper Noun
Come up with an appropriate example for (There) (Their) and (They're)
There = Location based
Their = Possessive
They're = They are
A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer. (good technique for speech writing)
Rhetorical Question
A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.
Allusion
(alluding to something)
The one code and convention that most students don't realize is actually one. Every Text has it!
The Title of the Text
An adverb tells us about ________, __________, or _______ something happens.
How, Where, When
After Angel wake up, she have a dream.(3 errors)
Before Angel woke up, she was having a dream.
Situational Irony = Expectations don't line up with the result
Dramatic Irony = When the audience knows something the character doesn't
Verbal irony = Basically sarcasm