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This is a whole-class review game. The material covers figurative language, style, and tone and is loosely based on the game show "Wheel of Fortune."TRANSCRIPT
Whole Class Review Activity
Directions:• Give each student an index card with
a number from 1-8.• Students are instructed to write a
review question, math problem, or spelling word on their card.
• Click the Spin Button.• When the wheel hits the number on
the index card, the student chooses who will receive the question on their card.
D R A F T I N G
This occurs “when you put your ideas into sentences and paragraphs.”
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This is when the order of a work of literature is “arranged by increments of time.”
E Q U E N T I A L
O R D E R
A L L I T E RA T I ON
This is “the repetition of initial consonant sounds used to emphasize certain words.”
E D I T I N GThis is “checking literature for such things as grammar, mechanics, and spelling.”
A U D I E N C EThis is “the people who read or hear a message.”
S
This is when the order of a piece of literature is “arranged by place – right to left, front to back, etc.”
P A T I A L
O R D E R
R E V I S I N GThis is when you “refine your prose, making each sentence as concise and accurate as possible – make connections between ideas explicit and clear.”
C H A R A C T E
This is “the combination of qualities or features that distinguishes one person, group, or thing from another.”
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A S S ON A N C
This is “the repetition of a vowel sound within words, sometimes used to reinforce the meaning of words or create moods.”
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This is “the use of any of a variety of techniques to give an auxiliary (secondary) meaning, idea, or feeling to the literal or written.”
T Y L I S T I C
D E V I C E
H Y P E R B O L
This is “a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement that is used for emphasis or humorous effect, is often used in descriptions, and emphasizes some qualities of a person or thing by exaggerating them.
E
S Y MB O L I SThis is “the use of a person, an object, a place, or an idea to represent itself and something beyond itself at the same time.”
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P L O TThis is “the pattern of events or main story in a narrative or drama.”
O
This is when the order of a piece of literature is “arranged in order of the importance of the facts.”
R D E R O F
I M P O R T A N C E
ONOMA T OP OE I A
This is “the use of words that initiate sounds, or words that sound like what they mean.”
P
This is “a figure of speech in which a thing, a quality, or an idea is given human attributes, which can be used as a method of describing something that that others can understand or to emphasize a point.”
E R S O N I F I C A T I O N
P
This is “the perspective from which the story is told.”
O I N T
O F V I E W
10 Point Bonus! – Can you name the four types of point-of-view?
W
This is when “the specific words that you choose create images, capture a reader’s attention, and make your story more memorable.”
O R D
C H O I C E
S
This is “a brief work of fiction.”
H O R T S T O R Y
C
This is “a form of writing that examines the causes and consequences of events and ideas.”
A U S E A N D
E F F E C T
R E P E T I T I O N
This is “the act, process, or instance of repeating or being repeated (stylistic device).”
C
This is “a form of writing that is used to show similarities and differences.”
O M P A R E
A N D
C O N T R A S T
O X Y MOR O NThis is “a figure of speech that fuses two contradictory or opposing ideas.”
M E T A P H O RThis is “a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that denotes a certain object or idea is applied to another word or phrase to imply some similarity between them.
P A R A D O XThis is “a statement that seems contradictory or absurd but is actually valid or true. It can also be a statement that truly is contradictory and yet follows logically from other statements that do not seem open to objection.”
F
This is “language or speech that contains images which are not intended to be interpreted in a literal sense.”
I G U R A T I V E
L A N G U A G E
A
This is “the reason the author is writing the selection.”
U T H O R ’ S
I N T E N T
10 Point Bonus! – Can you name the four types of author’s intent?
MO O D
This is “the prevailing atmosphere or feeling.”
R H Y M EThis is “the repetition of the same or similar sounds in two or more words.”
10 Point Bonus! – Can you name and describe the two types of rhyme?
I D I O MThis “refers to a construction or expression in one language that cannot be matched or directly translated word-for-word in another language.”
G E N R EThis is “a category of artistic composition marked by a distinctive style, form, or content.”
I R ON YThis is “a literary device which presents a conflict between appearance and reality – may be intentional or unintentional on the part of the character, but always intentional on the part of the author.
10 Point Bonus! – Can you name and describe the three types of irony?
T O N EThis is “a writer’s attitude toward his or her audience and subject.”
I
This is a “style that uses what is used in casual conversation – used in writing only when there is a personal or intimate relationship.”
N F O R M A L
L A N G U A G E
F A C TThis is “being real or an actually true statement.”
S I M I L EThis is “a figure of speech that compares two unlike things, using explicit words such as like or as.”
T H E S I SThis “indicates the purpose of the composition and makes clear what aspects of the topic will be discussed.
10 Point Bonus! – Can you name the word that means the same thing as thesis?
S
This is a “style that uses what is used in casual conversation – used in writing only when there is a personal or intimate relationship.”
E N S O R Y
D E T A I L S
T H E M EThis is “the underlying moral or message of a story. It may be directly stated but in most cases it is implied. It is usually a grand statement about life or people.”
R H Y T H MThis is “the patterned, recurring alternations of contrasting elements of sound or speech.”
O P I N I O NThis is “a belief or conclusion held with confidence but not substantiated by proof.”
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