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Ms. M's Mid-Term

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What is the pattern for an outline for a 5 paragraph essay
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What 5 things make a paragraph in Ms. M's class
indent, introduction sentence, conclusion sentence, 5 sentences, one topic
What is the purpose of persuasive text?
to convince with argument and evidence
What is the purpose of expository text?
to explain or inform
What is the purpose of procedural text?
written set of steps
What kind of writing should include: examples and supporting evidence.
expository
What type of writing tells a story?
narrative
What type of writing creates a picture in the reader's mind?
descriptive
What do we call a statement that is broad and simplified?
generalization
What do we call writing or text that is not true?
fiction
What is writing or text that is factual?
nonfiction
What genre is writing or text that is made-up, but includes real events or setting?
historical fiction
What is the purpose of an analogy?
compare
What part of speech names a person, a place a thing, or an idea?
noun
What part of speech names a word that stands for a noun?
pronoun
What part of speech is a word showing action?
verb
What part of speech is a word that connects words or groups of words?
conjunction
What part of speech is a word that expresses emotion?
interjection
The essential noun in a complete subject of a sentence is . . .
simple subject
The essential verb or verb phrase in a complete predicate is . . .
simple predicate
What part of speech is a word used to describe a noun or pronoun?
adjective
What part of speech is a word that modifies a verb or an adjective?
adverb
What do we call a group of words that doesn't express a complete thought because it lacks a subject or a predicate?
fragment
Persuasive language appeals to . . .
emotion and logic
What do we call the writer's position taken on an issue, when writing a persuasive text?
thesis
What part of a paragraph or essay clearly states the topic or issue for the writing or text?
an introduction sentence or paragraph
Supports the topic or thesis of the paragraph or paper. . .
body sentences or paragraph
What supports rely on facts and valid reasoning to sway the reader?
logic
What part of a paper should briefly restate the position of the writer and supporting evidence.
conclusion
An introduction paragraph should:
get the reader's attention and include the thesis or main idea
The paragraph(s) that follow the introduction and contain supporting details and evidence . . .
body paragraph(s)
The only type of writing that has a plot.
fictional narrative
The setting, characters, climax, rising action, falling action, resolution, name some of the main parts of a . . .
plot
Planning, drafting, revising, editing and publishing make up . . .
the writing process
When reading or writing procedural texts, you must first determine the . . .
objective
Repeated grammatical structure in a persuasive text, is called . . .
parallelism
When a word is intentionally used again and again, it binds the writing together and provides emphasis. This is called . . .
repetition
When an idea is presented in different ways within the same text, this is called . . .
restatement
When you retell the main ideas of most important points of something, you . . .
summarize
An opinion that is supported by facts, is . . .
substantiated
The process of making an educated guess is called . . .
inference
The process of forming an overall idea about a something, based on a series of inferences, is called . . .
drawing conclusions
Bringing several ideas together and making logical connections, is called . . .
synthesizing
To help you evaluate the credibility of piece of writing, you should recognize the author's tone and . . .
purpose
Writers use this to support their controlling idea . . .
evidence
Name the two types of generalizations.
valid and faulty
Language that appeals to a reader's senses . . .
sensory
Results from a contradiction between appearances and reality or between what is expected and what actually happens
irony
A negative statement that means the opposite of what the words actually say.
sarcasm
A contradictory statement that has some truth.
paradox
Two words, put together, that are opposites.
oxymoron
This type of essay tells a story about a personal experience, usually in chronological order.
narrative essay
In this type of essay writers express their thoughts and feelings about an experience or idea.
reflective essay
This type of essay tells of a person, object or experience using language that appeals to the reader's senses.
descriptive essay
The perspective from which a story is told is called the . . .
point of view
The point of view in which the narrator is part of the action and uses the pronouns "I" & "We".
first-person
The point of view in which the narrator is not part of the action and uses "he" or "she".
third-person
In a story, we call the struggle between opposing characters or forces within the character's mind, the . . .
conflict
When the author uses flashback in a story, the plot is . . .
non-linear
When an author hints at future events within the story, these hints are called . . .
foreshadowing
Chronological means . . .
time order
When the events of a story are in chronological order, the plot is . . .
linear
A person in a work of fiction is a . . .
character
The time and place of the action in a story is the . . .
setting
A scene with events that took place earlier that those in the story is . . .
flashback
The title of the story, "The Tell-Tale Heart" hints that the beating of the heart will be a clue in the murder. This is an example of . . .
foreshadowing
What do we call comparing the relationship between 2 ordered pairs?
analogy
What do we call the first pair in an analogy?
stem
What is the first thing you must determine in order to solve an analogy?
relationship between stem set
Who authored "The Cask Of Amontillado"?
Edgar Allan Poe
What was the name of the story set upon a jungle island?
"The Most Dangerous Game"
From which point of view was "The Tell-Tale Heart" written?
first-person
What archetype did Kevin and Max use for a role-model?
King Arthur
What is a character that is the ideal or perfect example of certain qualities?
archetype
paragraph : essay :: _________ : poem
stanza
sentence : paragraph :: ________ : stanza
line
pizza : italy :: rain : _________
cloud
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