Salchak's Glossary of Writing Terms for a 4-Paragraph Theme Base

To write an effective introductory paragraph for your blog post on 'The Importance of Sustainable Living', you must ensure it does the following:

• Grabs your reader Provides context for the story States your thesis statement

• Grab the reader Establishes a true perspective States your thesis statements

• States your theme Grabs the writer Establishes a line of communication

What is a plot summary?

• An overview of what happened in a story

• An overview of the theme found within the story

• An overview of ideas and details about a character within the story

CER Sequence means

• Clarity

  Effective

  Relevant

• Claim

  Evidence

  Reasoning

• Claim

  Evidence

  Rationale

Claims must be "arguable." What does this mean?

• There is more than one point of view

• Able to give your opinion

• The author has no valid point

• People all agree on a specific view

A claim must be able to be proven by __________.

• Evidence

• Quotes

• Counterclaims

• Oppsition

This sentence expands on a claim and explains the claim in greater detail.

What is a plot?

• The plot is the theme that the author wants to reader to understand.

• The plot is the event that causes a rise in action in a story.

• The plot is all the events that happens within a story.

• The plot is the part of the story where the character(s) discover a solution to the conflict.

Understanding the plot of a story can help you understand . . .

• the publication date of the story
• the deeper meaning or message of the story
• the character's initial action in the beginning of the story

• the reason the author added certain characters

Which is NOT a story element?

• Characters

• Plot

• Setting

• Simile

What are the 6 main parts found within a plot?

• Exposition

  Conflict

  Rising Action

  Climax

  Falling Action

  Resolution

• Exposition

  Beginning

  Rising Action

  Climax

  Middle

  Resolution

• Exposition

  Middle

  Rising Action

  Characterization

  Falling Action

  Resolution

• Exposition

  Theme

  Rising Action

  Characterization

  Falling Action

  Resolution