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| Voice | the characteristic that makes writing unique; the distinct quality of the writing, like word choice, that makes an author's work recognizable |
| Organization | the writing follows some sort of logical pattern of thought that the reader can follow; when writing is good, the writer's paragraphs and transitions make the writing easy to understand |
| Sentence Fluency | The absence of run-ons, sentence fragments, endless connectives, and the sentences don't all start the same way. If you are doing this skill correctly, you have variety in your sentences. |
| Conventions | This refers to the proofreading of your work before submitting it. The work should be free of misspellings, capitalization and punctuation errors, typos and other grammatical problems |
| Ideas | This trait focuses on staying on the original topic without going off-track, and covering your topic in enough detail |
| Word Choice | This has to do with choosing strong words that specifically define what you are talking about. This is how the writer adds life to his work. |
| got, the "to be" verb (am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been, have, has, had) stuff, thing, sorta, like, just, then, that, very | words to avoid when writing; these words steal voice |
| What Gilgamesh tries to find on his quest | eternal life |
| The EPIC HERO Gilgamesh: | is a leader of his people whose mighty deeds reflect the values admired by the society; he is very courageous, strong, cunning and smart; he also takes an epic journey to achieve the goal of eternal life |
| The Iliad: Priam (Hector's dad), believes he must bury Hector's body so that | Hector's soul can know rest, and not wander the planet for all eternity |
| The Iliad: When Priam (Hector's dad) asks Achilles for Hector's body, Achilles | feels sorry for Priam and lets him have the body |
| Foreshadowing | gives a hint about certain events to come in the story |
| flashback | Is a scene that interrupts the flow of narration to explain something that has happened before in story form |
| From the Demonstration Speech Notes:Using slang, terms such as "like", "um" , "uh", and "you know" | These are to be avoided since they make the speaker sound unsure of herself/himself |
| From the Demonstration Speech Notes: A recent survey shows that most people would prefer to die over giving a public speech. This proves | Public speaking is NOT easy for most peopld |
| From the Demonstration Speech Notes: It is better to speak too ______ than too________ | quickly....slowly. |
| From the Demonstration Speech Notes: Pauses | are an effective way to make the audience think, but only if they are used at the correct moments in your speech. They should not be so long that the audience feels uncomfortable or thinks you forgot your point |
| From the Demonstration Speech Notes: Projection | this means you should speak from your diaphragm to ensure that you can be heard at the back of the room without shouting |
| From the Demonstration Speech Notes: Correct body language | This means standing up straight and using your hands to help explain a story |
| From the Demonstration Speech Notes: Eye contact | This is very important in keeping your audience engaged; take care not to simply read your notecards or PowerPoint. Try to look at your audience, or directly above their heads |
| Writing a Narrative: Good narratives always | Show the story instead of simply telling it. This means that the story should allow the reader to feel like they are in the story because the reader has added good detail, active sensory words, and dialogue. |
| Clincher or Hook | This is the name of the opening sentence of a paper, specifically a narrative paper; it helps grab the attention of the reader and pulls them in, making them want to read more |
| sensory descriptive details | help the story come alive, and make the reader feel as if they are "seeing" , and "hearing" the story as if it is a movie |
| A sentence fragment | doesn't have either a subject (the person or thing who is doing the action) or a verb ( the action being performed by the subject) |
| a run- on sentence | usually has a comma splice, where two or more clauses are incorrectly joined by only a comma, instead of a comma and conjunction ( a word that links clauses together, like "and', "or", "but" , "nor", "for" "yet", "so" or "also" |
| Going to the store. | Fragment example |
| She went to the beauty store she ran to the grocery store | run-on example |
| This character tried to take down the names of all the boys: | Piggy |
| This character is the first person to blow into the conch | Ralph |
| This person threw rocks at Henry: | Roger |
| This character was mistaken for the beast | Simon |
| This person was the MOST responsible for the fire dying out on the mountain: | Jack |
| Which of the following characters most enjoys being alone in nature? | Simon |
| Who is jealous of Ralph's authority/position? | Jack |
| What is the main purpose of the fire? | rescue |
| What did the boys use to start the fire? | Piggy's glasses |
| How did Ralph become chief? | by popular vote |
| Why does Jack wear a mask? | hunting |
| How are the meetings called? | Ralph blows the conch |
| What are the littleuns scared of? | a beast |
| Who stayed with the littleuns when the three boys explored the island? | Piggy |
| This story's point-of-view is best described as: | third person omnicient |
| What is "the scar"? | the crash site |
| The twins are called | Samn'eric; Samneric |
| He found the conch | Simon |
| He is never seen or heard from after his first report of a snake-thing | the boy with the mulberry birthmark |
| A protagonist in the story is | the person the reader follows around the most in the story |
| first-person perspective means | the story is told using the words I, me, my, us, and we even when the writer is not using dialogue |
| second-person perspective means the writer | uses the word you even when not in dialogue |
| third person limited perspective means | the writer sticks to "he, she, they and it when not using dialogue, AND the writer does not let us into the thoughts of any characters except for the main one, such as Ralph in Lord of the Flies |
| third person omnicient means | the writer only uses he she it and they when not in dialogue, but the writer lets the reader see into all the writer's heads, so we know that they are thinking. |
| The main protagonist of Lord of the Flies is | Ralph, since he is the character we follow around through the story |
| Setting | In Lord of the Flies, it is on an island somewhere in the Pacific or Indian ocean, in the 1940s after an atomic bomb war. This is very important to how and why the story takes place as it does |
| The "beast from the sky" is actually a | dead parachutist |
| A flat character | does not undergo any major change, and does not have many sides to his character |
| One example of a round character is | Ralph, because his character is very well-developed and goes through many changes |
