Writing Techniques

What is the order of the writing process?

• Drafting, prewriting, editing, revising, publishing.

• Drafting, prewriting, revising, editing, publishing

• Prewriting, drafting, editing, revising, and publishing

• Prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing

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CCSS.W.7.2A

How many drafts does it take to write a short story?

• As many as it takes.

• At least 5.

• No more than 10.

• You need only 2 complete drafts.

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CCSS.W.7.5

In which situation should dialogue be used?

• When characters aren't saying anything.

• To move the plot forward.

• When characters are just having a casual conversation.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.W.7.3B

What is imagery?

• A person having the ability to touch, taste, see, and smell things.

• Seeing a picture.

• The author's hint of what will happen in the future.

• Visually descriptive and figurative language, especially using the five senses.

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

How do the underlined words JUXTAPOSE (contrast) what happens later on in the story?

• The reader is in omniscient third person at the beginning of the story and then the story shifts to first person

• The reader feels calm in the beginning, and continues to feel that way throughout the story.

• The reader is in first person at the beginning and experiences imagery at the end.

• The reader is relaxed in the beginning, and then disturbed at the end of the story.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which of these events from "The Tell-Tale Heart" would NOT be considered rising action?

• When the narrator kills the old man.

• When the narrator hears the heartbeat of the old man after he's killed him.

• When the narrator reveals to the police that he killed the old man.

• When the narrator watches the old man as he sleeps.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

What are the parts of the plot pyramid in order?

• Exposition, rising action, falling action, climax, resolution

• Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

• Rising action, resolution, climax, falling action, exposition

• Rising action, climax, exposition, falling action, resolution

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CCSS.RL.7.5

Which short story is excerpt #1 from?

• "The Contender" - Robert Lipsyte

• "Lamb to the Slaughter" - Roald Dahl

• "The Tell-Tale Heart" - Edgar Allan Poe

• "The Lottery" - Shirley Jackson

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CCSS.RL.7.1

Part A: What point of view is excerpt #1 written in?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Omniscient

• Third Person Limited

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CCSS.RL.7.6

Part B: How do you know that this excerpt is written in third person limited?

• The narrator only tells us Mary's point of view, using words like "she" and "her"

• We can see what everyone is thinking by using words like "they" and "it"

• Mary tells us what she's thinking by using words like "me" "myself" and "I"

• The narrator asks the reader questions, making them feel like they're a part of the story too.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.6