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What is an Idiom
Figurative language that means something different than its individual words
Part of the climax but before the end.
The Challenges a character needs to achieve their goal.
What is Falling Action?
The challenges a character needs to overcome and acheive their goal.
Part of the Narrative after the climax but before the end.
Time period, place and circumstance
What are 4 main conflicts?
man vs man, man vs machine, man vs nothing, man vs science
man vs man, man vs self, man vs nature, man vs school
man vs man, man vs self, man vs nature, man vs society
What is rising action?
Time and Space.
Decisions/conflicts that lead to the climax
an idea or event used in an introduction to grab attenition.
What is the setting?
Time and place
Words that say exactly what they mean.
Comparison that does not use like or as.
What is a metaphor?
Comparison using like or as.
Comparision NOT using like or as.
Comparing a thing to a person.
What is an Onomatopoeia?
A word that sounds like the sound it describes.
Words that don't make a sound.
Two or more words beginning with the same consonant sound.
What is a rhyme?
Two or more words beginning with the same consonant sound.
Words that are exactly the opposite of one another.
Words that end in a similar sound.
What is an Alliteration?
Words that are exactly opposite one another.
Two or more words beginning with the same consonant sound.
A situation exactly the opposite of what you expect.
What is an antonym?
More that one word with the same or similar meanings.
Words that are exactly opposite in meaning.
Saying the opposite of what you mean.
What is a synonym?
More than one word with the same or similar meaning.
When the audience knows something a character does not.
Words with an oppposite meaning.
What is situational irony?
Saying exactly the opposite of what you mean.
A situation exactly the opposite of what you expect.
When the audience knows something a character does not.
What is foreshadowing?
An indication or hint of a future event.
A scene set at an earlier time than the main story.
Giving human traits to something not human.
What is personification?
An object or action that represents something more.
A narrator is an outsider looking into the story.
Giving human traits to something not human.
What is a symbol?
An object or action that represents something more.
A scene set at an earlier time than the main story.
A character that learns or changes in a story.
What is a flashback?
A narrator is an outsider looking into the story.
A scene set at an earlier time than the main story.
A character that does not change.
What is the third person point of view?
The story is told by one character at a time.
Seeing an idea or person from a certain position.
The narrator is an outsider looking into the story.
What is the first person point of view?
A credible or trustworthy source defining good.
A character that learns or changes.
The story is told by one character at a time.
What is a dynamic character?
A character that does not change.
A character that learns or changes.
What is a static character?
A character that does not change.
A character that learns and changes.
What is ethos?
Using emotion to persuade.
Using logic to persuade.
A credible and trustworthy source defining good.
What is Pathos?
A credible and trustworthy source of defining good/
Using logic to persuade.
Using emotion to persuade.
What is Logos
A credible and trustworthy source of defining good.
Using logic to persuade.
Using emotion to persuade
What is a conclusion?
A statement you believe to be true.
An idea or event used to grab attention.
A summary at the end of a text.
What is a hook?
A conclusion asking the audience to act specifically.
An idea or event used in an introduction to grab attention.
An opposite claim used to disprove an argument.
What is a call to action?
A summary statement.
A summary statement asking the audience to act specifially.
A reason proving the claim is wrong.
What is a rebuttal?
A claim or statement of fact
An explanation of logic based on evidence.
A reason proving a counterclaim wrong.
What is a reason?
Seeing an idea or a person from a certain position.
An explanation of logic based on evidence.
An opposite claim used to disprove an argument.
What is a counterclaim?
An opposite claim used to disprove an argument.
A statement you believe is something true.
Seeing an idea or person from a certain position.
What is a claim?
Seeing a person from a certain position.
A phrase that means something different than its individual words.
A statement you believe is something true.
Which is considered evidence?
Data
Statistics
Testimony
Quoted experts.
What does contrast mean?
Similarities, Same.
Differentiate, Different, Distinguish.
Paraphrase, outline, report, or shrink.
What does compare mean?
Similarities, same
Differentiate, different, distinguish.
Paraphrase, outline, report, shrink.
What does a good summary have?
Establish, Figure out, Identify, Define.
Cite evidence, Justify, maintain an idea.
Beginning, middle, end
What does support mean?
Cite evidence, Justify, Maintain an idea.
Grow, change, formulate, Generate, Elaborate.
Break down, examine, deconstruct.
What does describe mean?
Illustrate, tell, report, represent, restate.
Arrange, Classify, Form into groups.
Break down, Examine, Deconstruct.
What does analyze mean?
Break down, examine, deconstruct.
Arrange, Classify, Form into groups.
Alter, convert, change.
What does explain mean?
Deduce, Spin, Infer, Translate.
Clarify, discuss, demonstrate, connect ideas.
Add, Guess, Prioritize, Assign Value.
What does argue mean?
Spin, Infer, Translate
Claim, persuade, propose.
Distinguish, differentiate, different
One day Brianna went to the movies. She went to see "The Masters of the Universe." Brianna thought she should purchase a plate of nachos, a popsicle, and a box of candy, but her friend thought she shouldn't eat that much food. Brianna didn't take her advice and purchased more food anyway.
1st person point of view
2nd person point of view
3rd person objective
3rd person Omniscient
"Do you like ice cream?" I asked my friend Alexis. I always make friends with other people.
1st person
3rd person objective
3rd person limited
3rd person omniscient
What does R.A.C.E.S stand for?
Read, all, choices, even, sentences
Restate, answer, cite, explain, summarize
Reason, answer, call, explanations, summary
If you want to enjoy reading your book with the least amount of distractions, adjust the light around you so that you won't strain your eyes. Also, make sure you place yourself in a quiet room far away from any loud noises or crowds of people.
1st person
2nd person
3rd person limited
3rd person omniscient
Theme is...
The main idea of the story
The character in a story
The message or lesson of story
After a while of looking at the list she began to place her order. One scoop chocolate , one scoop vanilla, one scoop cookie dough. And if that wasn't enough, she ordered hot fudge and whip cream to top it off. It was going to be delicious. WHAT WAS SHE DOING?
studying for a test
selling real estate
ordering ice cream
She woke up at 11:00am, greeted by the sun. She stretched with a smile; today was her favorite day of the week. She was exhausted from her long day yesterday, and was excited to spend today doing absolutely nothing. Besides, she still had another day. WHAT DAY OF WEEK WAS IT?
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
James looked at the test. He was so disappointed with what he read. He thought he had studied really hard, but apparently not hard enough. His parents were not going to be happy when they saw this horrible paper. WHAT GRADE DID HE GET?
He did average, C
He failed, F
He aced it, A
Spiderman, Batman, and Superman were all types of this character.
Antagonist
Protagonist
A simple sentence has...
1 dependent clause
1 independent clause
2 independent clauses
Because there is a final exam, I will study my notes. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF...
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
What type of conjunctions are used with compound sentences?
coordinating (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
subordinating (like after, because, if, so that)
correlative (like neither/nor; not only/but also)
What are the reasons that we write?
persuade, interview, electrify
persuade, inform, exhaust
persuade, inform, entertain
What is the authors purpose?
"Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."
persuade
inform
entertain
What part of speech is the following: TA Howard strives for excellence every day.
noun
verb
adjective
A ____________ is a word or phrase that shows the relationship between paragraphs or sections of a text or speech. ______________ provides greater means for signaling how ideas relate to one another.
figurative language
transition
literary terms
