Week 2: Review

"Brad Pitt was born in 1963." This is a BAD topic sentence because...

• Brad Pitt is not a great actor.

• It has no controlling idea.

• It is actually a GOOD topic sentence.

• His birthdate is wrong.

This part of the PLOT of a short story introduces the key characters, setting, and conflict.

• Climax

• Rising Action

• Denouement

• Exposition

The PROTAGONIST is...

• The villain of the story

• The key character or hero of a story

• An third person narrator

• none of the above

The conclusion RESTATES your topic sentence and summarizes your key ideas.

• True

• False

An external conflict can be:

• Character vs. Character

• Character vs. Nature

• Character vs. Society

• All of the above.

The central idea in a piece of writing/work.

• Mood

• Conflict

• Theme

• Point of View

The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in literature

On her way to work, Ms. K realizes she has forgotten her books and laptop at home. She says, "Great! This day is off to a fantastic start!" This is an example of:

• Dramatic irony

• Situational irony

• Verbal irony

• None of the above

"The alarm clock yells at me every morning." This is an example of:

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Simile

• Personification

"My backpack weighs a ton!" This is an example of: