2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt 2pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt Prefix and suffix Different forms of writing Roots Writing techniques Writing terms
What is a prefix?
A word part that is added before a word to change the meaning.
What does “ambi” the prefix, mean?
Both
What does “uni” the prefix mean?
One
What is a suffix?
A word that is added after a word to change the meaning
What does “able” the suffix mean?
Can do
What is an anecdote?
A brief story that makes a point.
What is free writing?
Whatever comes to mind you write it.
What is a poem?
Writing that uses rhythm, rhyme, and imagery
What is science fiction?
Writing based on real or imaginary science and other things in the future
What is a summary?
Writing that present only the most important ideas.
What is a root, in language arts?
A word base from witch other words are made by adding a prefix or suffix.
What does “aud” mean?
To hear
What does “chrome” mean?
Color
What does “flex” mean?
To bend
What does “fract” mean?
To break
What are five writing techniques?
Irony, metaphor, pun, Simile, and slang. (Theses are just five of about 15 to 20 words.)
What is irony?
A word or phrase to mean the opposite of its normal reading.
What is a metaphor?
A figure of speech that compares two things without using “like” or “as”
What is a pun?
A phrase that gives a humorous effect
What is a simile?
A figure of speech that compares two things by using “like” or “as”
True or False? Antonym means the same?
False It means the opposite.
What is a style?
The way an author writes.
True or False? Tone is a writers attitude toward a subject.
True
What is a topic?
A specific subject of a piece of writing
What is voice?
A unique personal tone toward a piece of writing.