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1
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what are the eight parts of speech?

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noun
pronoun
adjective
verb
adverb
conjunction
preposition
interjection

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2
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what is a person place or thing

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noun

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3
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what takes place of a noun

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pronoun

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4
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what describes a noun or pronoun

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adjective

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5
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what is a verb

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action or state of being

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6
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what describes verbs, adjectives, and adverbs

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adverb

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7
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what is a conjunction

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connecting words

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8
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what is a preposition

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relates a noun to other parts of a sentence

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9
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what shows position or direction

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preposition

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10
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what is an interjection

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shows emotion

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11
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an interjection is always what

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first word

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12
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what is an audience

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group of readers

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13
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what is a purpose

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reason for writing

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14
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what is tone

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authors attitude about a subject

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15
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what is a narrative essay

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real life events
ex) autobiographies and memoirs

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16
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what is an expository essay

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non-fiction that informs or explains
ex) research reports and analytical essays

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17
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what is a persuasive essay

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uses rhetoric to convince the reader to think a certain way
ex) political speeches and advertisements

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18
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what is a static character

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does not change throughout the story

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19
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what is a dynamic character

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develops and grows from an experience in the story

20
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what is a round character

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character with many different traits

21
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what is a flat character

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has one distinct trait

22
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a character in the story tells the story

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first person

23
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a narrator tells the story as if they are talking to you

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second person

24
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told by a narrator who is not part of the story

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third person

25
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the narrator knows what all of the characters think and feel

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third person omniscient

26
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what is the basis of stories novels and plays

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conflict

27
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what is a conflict

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struggle based between opposing forces

28
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what is a prediction

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idea based on text and life experiences

29
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vocab (what part of speech): forebears

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ancestors (n)

30
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vocab (what part of speech): rancor

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bitter hate (n)

31
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vocab (what part of speech): obstinacy

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stubbornness (n)

32
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vocab (what part of speech): amicably

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in a friendly way (adv)

33
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vocab (what part of speech): meticulously

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very carefully (adv)

34
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vocab (what part of speech): ominous

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threatening (adj)

35
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vocab (what part of speech): unpalatable

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unpleasant (adj)

36
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affect v. effect: to have an influence on someone or something

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affect

37
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affect v. effect: signifies an event that causes change

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effect

38
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side ( )ffects

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e

39
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what often follows these words: into on take the any an or

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effect

40
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what kinds of nouns are there

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proper common concrete collective abstract

41
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vocab (what part of speech): atonement

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making up for a wrong doing; some type of injury

42
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what is reflexive

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writer reflecting on a memory

43
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list the five stages of the writing process in order

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  1. prewriting
  2. rough draft (drafting)
  3. revising
  4. editings 5. publishing
44
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what four things should you do during the prewriting stage

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  1. choose your topic
  2. brainstorm
  3. research
  4. organize
45
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what is the most important thing to do during the revision stage

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eliminate unnecessary details

46
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is affect a noun or verb

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verb

47
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is effect a noun or verb

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noun

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