Grammar
Every sentence must start with this.
A capital letter.
What type of writing is a personal story?
narrative
What is the name of a Main Character in a story
Protagonist
What is a comparison that uses like or as?
simile
23
This letter must always be capitalized when written by itself or in a contraction.
I
What type of writing explains, exposes and gives information
Expository
What are 3 things you need to include in a setting?
Time, Place, and Mood
How many total syllables are in a haiku?
5+7+5 = 17
What sport does Dominic like?
Basketball
Every sentence must conclude with an end mark. What are three possible end marks?
period, question mark and exclamation point.
Give one example of a type of hook
Statistic/Fact hook
Quotation hook
Question hook
Statement hook
Name 4 types of conflicts
Person vs Person; Person vs Self Person vs Nature; Person vs Society; Person vs Technology; Person vs Supernatural
What type of poem creates the shape of an object using letters and words?
Concrete Poem
What University did Dominic graduate from?
UBC (bonus points if you can guess what my Major was)
What are the six words that make up COPS and ARMS
Capitalize, Organize, Punctuation and Spelling
Add, Remove, Move, and Substitute
Name the 5 senses
Taste, touch, smell, sight, hear
Name all the points on a plot diagram
Introduction, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
What is Personification?
Personification is a poetic device where animals, plants or even inanimate objects, are given human qualities – resulting in a poem full of imagery and description.
How many years have I been teaching Writer's Workshop?
3 years
Correct the mistakes in this sentence: the students at laurier elementary love to play Outside
Capital letter on The, Laurier, and Elementary; Lower case letter on outside; Puncutation at the end
At what point does a story reach its highest intensity?
Climax
What is the difference between a static character and a dynamic character?
Static = stays same
Dynamic = changes throughout the story
Perform a Haiku right now
5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllabes
I'll judge if you performed a haiku correctly
What is my last name?
Ponce