It is a writing stage that stands as a bridge between controlled and free writing.
100
"at a standstill"
Not progressing. Example: My career is at a ___________ at the moment and I'm frustrated.
100
Simile
Examples: 'as cool as a cucumber', 'as white as snow', 'Life is just like an ice-cream, enjoy it before it melts'.
100
Robinhood
The Prince of Thieves.
100
Albert Einstein
"The most important thing is not to stop questioning."
200
Controlled Writing
It is a writing stage that concerns itself with the production of accurate language in context.
200
"novice"
A person who is new and has little knowledge in a skill, job, or situation. Example; I'm a complete ________ at writing.
200
Allusion
Examples: "The battle between the countries was World War II revisited" or "Oh, don't be such a Romeo!"
200
Tuffy
(Tom
and Jerry): A mouse that is frequently with Jerry and occasionally
portrayed as an orphan. In cartoons, he never stops eating (he is always
hungry).
200
Benjamin Franklin
"Tell me and I forget
Teach me and I remember
Involve me and I learn."
300
Free Writing
Independent writing by the student of both content and language.
300
"fluke"
A piece of accidental good luck, involving no skill at all. Example: I don't know how I won the game - it was a ____.
300
Oxymoron
Examples: 'True lies', 'open secret', 'pretty ugly face',
'feeling alone in a crowd' etc.
300
Fas-ang
An Igorota married to an old Japanese man in Tanabata's Wife by Senaida Hamada.
300
Abraham Lincoln
"Character is like a tree and a reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing."
400
Narrative
Kind of writing that tells a story.
400
"to pull someone's leg"
To tease someone by trying to make them believe something that is not true.
400
Litotes
Examples: 'I am not a bit amused' or 'He has a modest earning in billions of dollars'.
400
Pyramus and Thisbe
In
Greek Mythology, the deep red berries of the mulberry tree were white as
snow. The change in color came about strangely and sadly. The death of
two young lovers was the cause. Who were they?
400
Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino
"We don't need to destroy in order to build.."
500
Expository
Kind of writing where the writer serves to explain or inform.
500
"To split hairs"
To insist on every small differences which are unimportant.
500
Zeugma
Examples:
'He succumbed to the public pressure and the wounds inflicted by his
lady','She crossed the seas and all the obstacles holding her back'.
500
Maher-shalal-hash-baz
The
longest name in the Bible found in the Book of Isaiah. It was a name
given by God to the newborn child of a prophetess in Assyria.
500
James (One of Jesus Christ's Twelve Apostles)
"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him."