Unit 2 SpringBoard Vocabulary

To __________ is to give and receive information.

• commentary

• hook

• communicate

• synthesize

An ________ is one event in a series of events.

• autobiography

• episode

• hook

• introduction

A story's ________ is the point at which its main conflict is resolved, or its main problem is solved.

• introduction

• rising action

• falling action

• resolution

To _______ is to combine parts or elements into a single or unified piece.

• compare

• contrast

• synthesize

• hook

A _______ _______ is a sentence in the introduction of an essay that states the writer's position or opinion on the topic of the essay.

• topic sentence

• thesis statement

• short story

• personal narrative

A _______ _______ states the main ideas of a paragraph.

• thesis statement

• topic sentence

• personal narrative

• short story

What is the opening part of an essay called?

• introduction

• resolution

• subplot

• episode

A _______ is a secondary plot that occurs along with a main plot.

• hook

• resolution

• subplot

• biography

What is the closing or last paragraph of an essay called?

• introduction

• conclusion

• episode

• commentary

The ______ in the introduction is a compelling idea or statement designed to get the reader's attention.

• commentary

• concluson

• introduction

• hook