Perfect Paragraphs | Quotable | Graphic Organize This! | Fun with Figurative Language! | Fancy Words for Literature |
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What is topic sentence
Begins every paragraph with words from the question.
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What is quotation marks.
Quotes from the book should be punctuated with these.
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What is Venn diagram.
Use this organizer when you are comparing and contrasting.
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What is simile
A comparison of two dissimilar things using the words "like" or "as"
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What is conflict
When characters struggle against something
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What is supporting ideas
Every argument has as at least three.
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What is text evidence.
A fancy name for quotes, teachers often tell you to use...
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What is plot diagram.
This organizer is best for continuing a story.
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What is metaphor
A comparison of two dissimilar things.
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What is exposition
The beginning of a story, when characters, setting, and background are established.
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What is concluding sentence
The final sentence in your paragraph.
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What is use exactly the same quote.
Never do this more than once.
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What is T-chart.
Try one of these when you are comparing characters
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What is onomatopoeia
A word that sounds like what it means.
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What is climax
The turning point in a story, when problems are solved and desires are addressed
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What is text evidence
Using the book to prove your ideas.
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What is the line number.
When citing a poem, write down this.
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What is internal and external motivations
The gingerbread man is best for comparing...
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What is personification
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things
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What is dialogue
When characters talk
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What is indent
Before you begin typing your topic sentence, do this.
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What is "this quote shows..."
After every quote, use these three words to show why the quote is important.
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What is paragraph organizer.
All MCAS writing prompts need one of these sketched out before you write
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What is alliteration
Words that start with the same sounds
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What is fairy tales, tall tales, fables, myths, and legends
The five subgenres of folktales are...
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