Extra Credit English

The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character

• protagonist

• antagonist

• characterization

• exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A method of narration in which present action is temporarily interrupted so that the reader can witness past events

• flashback

• foreshadow

• rising action

• climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The reason the author has for writing. ( Inform, persuade, express, & entertain)

• author's purpose

• narrative essay

• audience

• bias

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

The struggle between 2 opposing forces in a story. Ex: Man v. Man ; Man v. Self

• conflict

• climax

• resolution

• antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

A simple retelling of what you've just read.

• expository essay

• paraphrase

• summary

• narrative essay

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

A form of language use in which writers and speakers convey something other than the literal meaning of their words.

• figurative language

• diction

• foreign language

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A thing that represents or stands for something else

• metaphor

• imagery

• smilie

• symbol

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The underlying & universal lesson, message, or moral that a writer wants you to understand from his/her work.

• topic

• theme

• conflict

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Topic sentence of your entire essay. This should answer the question in the prompt very carefully. This will become a roadmap that you will follow as your write.

• thesis statement

• expository essay

• main idea

• opinion

A type of figurative language that involves extreme exaggeration

• irony

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6