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How can poets use verbals to help create tone in a poem?by conveying emotions through precise word choices by describing the
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A graduating eighth-grade student has written an article for upcoming students about tips for success in a school year. Which of
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Which of these sentences uses active voice?At noon, some cookies were going to be baked by the baker. My friend invited his
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What is the BEST description of Anne Frank’s point of view in The Diary of a Young Girl?Her point of view is one of sadness
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Which sentence is written active voice—not passive voice?Pizza was suggested instead of cheeseburgers. Mickey ate a
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When you are reviewing another student's essay, what should you do when you think they've done a good job on something?Keep it
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What words in the following sentences create a suspenseful mood?We took the first hiding place we could find, a small space
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What is the difference between literary mood and grammatical mood?Grammatical mood refers to the emotions the speaker feels in a
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Which question can help you identify poor transitions in your own essay?Do any of my paragraphs seem unrelated to the paragraph
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When you evaluate the feedback on your story that you receive from peers, why should you consider your strengths as well as your
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Which strategy would BEST help you define the term "trifocal?"symbolism context clues connotation roots and affixes
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What are facts?beliefs about important issues details that can be proven true news that quickly becomes outdated beliefs and
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What elements are LEAST likely to appear in the first half of a flash fiction story?strong hints about the story’s conflict
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Which element is often included in diaries but not in journals and notebooks?drawings factual information personal thoughts
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Which poetic devices help to create rhythm in a poem? (Select all correct answers.)assonance alliteration similes imagery
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What is something that you believe, but that can't always be supported by evidence or proven by reasons?a thesis statement an
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In her poem, "What Your Mother Tells You Now," Mitsuye Yamada writes,What your mother tells you now in time you will come to
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What is the difference between synecdoche and metonymy?Synecdoche involves words that imitate the sounds things; metonymy gives
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Which sentence describes a key feature of a collaborative discussion?Everyone picks a side and then creates a debate until
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Which phrase best describes a work of flash fiction?a story that is longer than a short story but shorter than a novel a very
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What kinds of details are typically included in a reflective essay?sensory details that appeal to the five senses reasons why
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How does the narrative arc of a short story compare to the narrative arc of a novel?Both a short story and novel contain the
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Which of the following terms has a neutral connotation?childish young immature infantile
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Which phrase BEST describes what you should include in a persuasive essay?a story-like structure a mixture of data and
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What is the BEST example of supporting details in reflective essays?explanations themes direct comments central focus
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Which statement best describes the effect that magical elements have on a reader of magical realism?The reader expects them and
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From what perspective is a science fiction story typically told?first-person omniscient third-person omniscient second-person
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Which sentence describes how writers of flash fiction usually create suspense and mystery, regardless of the topic?They
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Which of the following is the best definition of text structure?how quotations and examples are integrated the unique style and
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What element do horror and science fiction stories have in common?Both rely on a first-person narrator to tell the story. Both
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Which word would best fit the nuances of the situation described in this sentence?Logan was ____________ when the package he
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Click the button below to reread the story "The Offering."Read The Offering What makes this story's ending typical for a flash
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Match each word with its definition.1. scrupulous 2. brooding 3. lavish 4. hedge 5. ravishing 6. abstain 7. trellis 8.
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Which phrase correctly describes the purpose of the signal word in the following sentence?The lazy store clerk shoved the canned
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What can a writer learn from Jeff Martin and the process he used to write "The Passage?"Using your own experiences can be a
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Which sentence best explains the difference between flash fiction and short stories?Flash fiction breaks all the rules of
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Which statement best explains what is meant by the following quote?The chief enemy of creativity is “good” sense. – Pablo
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What role does ambiguity play in most flash fiction stories?It requires the writer to provide a tragic or otherwise sad ending.
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Which phrases describe ways in which fiction writers manipulate time? (Select all that apply.)slowing the pace of description to
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Which word or phrase best describes Jeff Martin's story "The Passage"?(Click below to review the story if you don't recall most
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Why is getting feedback from actual readers an important step in the writing process?It can reveal if your writing achieves its
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Which comment would be MOST useful as feedback on a flash fiction story?I wish the main character had been a boy instead of a
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What question should you ask yourself before making a change in your text?How long will it take me to make this change? Will my
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Read this passage from Amy Tasillo's story "The Man from the Woods."Things started to change when the presents came with
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In writing, what is a transition?the part in the text where the story changes from the beginning to the middle or end details in
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What should you do first when it's time to prepare the final draft of your flash fiction story?Consider creating a new rough
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What should you do if you get a peer comment that suggests reworking a large part of your story?Ask another reviewer what you
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I thought your story was kind of confusing, but I really liked reading it anyway.I think you need to use a dictionary so that
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Which statement about a flash fiction story is true?The title is more important than the title in longer, more traditional
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When you're evaluating the plot of a classmate's flash fiction story, which question should you ask yourself?Are the events of
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Reread these lines from Owen Nutter's story "The Haunted Twin."Max was jolted out of his chair by this news. He saw his brother
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Which phrase provides the best definition of protagonist?a fictional story's main character the character who tells the story a
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Reread the beginning of “The Offering” and recall how the story ends.By the time the wolf reaches her she has already eaten
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Examine the details in this passage from “January 11th”.“It’s homework . . . just like you wanted.” Mama smiled at
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Which uses of dialogue work well for flash fiction? Select all that apply.verbal interactions that drive the story’s plot
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How do ambiguous endings affect readers of flash fiction? Select both correct answers.They encourage readers to interpret the
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How does description in flash fiction differ from description in a longer story?It relies on vague words and phrases rather than
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Which phrase best describes the goal of exposition in a flash fiction story?to describe characters and setting in detail to help
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What does the plot of "The Man from the Woods" reveal about its narrator?He had been taught always to follow directions given by
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What two things change at the end of "January 11th" as a result of the story's plot? Select the two correct answers.the mother's
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Which sentence describes one way that writers build suspense in a flash fiction story?The writer deliberately omits, or leaves
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Why is it so important to choose your words carefully in a flash fiction story?because flash fiction is more popular than novels
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What kind of information is most often left out of a flash fiction story?setting details character traits symbolic events a
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Which phrase best describes the purpose of flash fiction?to help readers visualize an unusual setting to remind readers of
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What is the best definition of flash fiction?a story with no more than 1000 words a story with elements of science fiction a
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How does the rising action in a flash fiction story differ from the rising action in a traditional short story or a novel?The
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In most flash fiction stories, where is the conflict revealed?in the title at the end near the middle the first paragraph
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Analise is giving a presentation to her community group with the intention of garnering support for a political candidate who is
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Which word processing tool requires users to be connected to the internet to make changes to a document?Canva Google Docs Apple
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What feature of spreadsheet software allows users to organize large data sets by different categories?sum count sort visual aids
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How is the Max function used in a spreadsheet?It calculates the average of a column of numbers. It converts hours, minutes, and
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s part of Leon’s research project on solar energy, he collected a lot of data comparing energy usage, and he needs a way to
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.RaeAnn is using Microsoft Word to create a menu for her food truck. What feature can she use to add a photo of her tacos? image
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Canva is a free spreadsheet software tool.True False
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The free application available as part of the Google Workspace toolkit that can be used to create infographics is called Google
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What is the MOST likely way someone would use Google Forms for event registration?to conduct a poll about speakers to get
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Ruth’s class is having a fundraising bake sale, and they want to be able to track donations over time. They also want to
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Abbey is experimenting with the free program Canva. What is she MOST likely doing?analyzing raw data writing and editing and
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What is the MOST likely way a teacher would use the Average() function in a spreadsheet?to organize his class list
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