English
Metaphor
A comparison without using like or as
Example of symbolism
A dove can represent love.
Descriptive
A how to story.(how to make a cake)
Entertain
A narrative, poem or story. Doesn't always have to be true
thesis
A strong point with reasons
Expository
A style where you explain something and use facts.
reading comprehension
Ability to understand what you are reading.
Persuade
An argument
Hyperbole
An extreme exaggeration
transitions
Are used to connect paragraphs to show relationships between thoughts.
Revising
Big edits or changes to your paper
Rising action
Conflict begins to grow
The dialogue should be small and identify things about the character.
Determine how dialogue propels a story forward
Look up words, find context clues int ext, and compare to another word if it has a prefix or suffix
Determine the meaning of words in context by
Resolution
Everything is wrapped up before life returns to normal
author's tone
Expresses an author's attitude toward his or her subject
Narrative
Fiction, story, once upon a time.
Drafting
Firsts/rough draft.
Personification
Giving human characteristics to a thing thats not human
Alliteration, Hyperbole, Personification, Metaphor, and Symbolism
Identify Figurative Language
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
Identify and define five plot elements
persuade, inform, entertain
Identify the author's purpose
Expository, Descriptive, Narrative, and Persuasive
Identify the author's writing style
Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing, and Publication
Identify the correct order for the writing process
Exposition
Introduces main characters, setting, and introduces the conflict.
Symbolism
Is where a picture or an object stands for something.
Falling action
Lessening of the story
This means the narrator doesn't know everything, but may know most things.
Limited omniscient third person
Editing
Little changes such as spelling grammar
conflict
Makes a story interesting
Prewriting
Making an outline, researching, choosing a topic.
Omniscient
Means knowing everything
Climax
Most Dramatic part of the story, the turning point.
The narrator of the story
Point of view refers to:
Publication
Ready to go, down, perfect. COmplete.
analyze
Take it apart
Alliteration
The first letter in 2 or more words is the same
poetry, drama, fiction, nonfiction
The four main genres of literature
Theme
The ideas about life the author wants to express; is the life lesson
summary
To sum up something
Persuasive
Trying to persuade someone to take the same side as you, to take a/your side.
They help readers move from one idea or sentence to the next
What do transitions do in a paragraph?
a specific point of view and supporting details
What does a strong thesis have
the reason the author writes a specific piece
What is author's purpose?
choose a topic, research, organize, write, revise and edit
What is the correct order for the steps to write an informative essay?
contents only
What letters can alliteration have
Break a leg!
Which is an example of figurative language?
Real facts
Which of the following is not a requirement for narrative writing?
introduction
Which paragraph should have a thesis?
it provides struggles which make a story interesting
Why is conflict so important to the story
paraphrase
put in ur own words
Inform
using facts to give informations
