A sentence in an essay, report, or speech that identifies the main idea and/or central purpose of the text.
What is a Thesis Statement?
100
A comparison using like or as.
EX. clear as mud, clean as a whistle, stuck like glue
What is a simile?
100
ends a sentence
What is a period?
100
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite.
What is irony?
200
The number of sentences that make up a paragraph.
What is 5-7 sentences?
200
A comparison without using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
200
Used to show possession, to indicate a contraction, to replace missing letters in a speech.
What is an apostrophe?
200
expressing something in words/The way you speak (written on paper)
What is Voice?
300
Ideas and content
organization
voice
word choice
sentence fluency
conventions
What are the 6 traits of writing?
300
a series of words in a row (or close to a row) have the same first consonant sound.
EX. “She sells sea-shells down by the sea-shore”
“Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers”
What is Alliteration?
300
Indicates a direct question.
What is a question mark?
300
when 2 sentences run into one.
What is a run on sentence?
400
A group of words that is set off as a sentence.
What is a fragment?
400
when you assign the qualities of a person to something that isn't human or, in some cases, to something that isn't even alive.
EX.The run down house appeared depressed.
Her life passed her by.
What is personification?
400
a punctuation mark indicating a pause between parts of a sentence. It is also used to separate items in a lis
What is a comma?
400
A paragraph that opens up an essay that should or may include a quote/comment/thesis statement.
What is an introduction?
500
a brief summary of the main points and ideas of a piece of writing or speech.
What is a précis?
500
an author's use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to their work.
Ex. He fumed and charged like an angry bull
The eerie silence was shattered by her scream