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What is an epic poem?
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long narrative poem about the deeds of gods or heroes
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What is an epic hero?
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the central character in a long poetic tale of adventure- usually undertakes a very dangerous voyage, demonstrating traits that are valued by the society in which the epic originates
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What is character development?
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The ways a character grows throughout the book
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What is foreshadowing?
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Hints in the plot that point to a future event in the book
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What is plot?
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The storyline of a book
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What is an epic poem?
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long narrative poem about the deeds of gods or heroes
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What is an epic hero?
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the central character in a long poetic tale of adventure- usually undertakes a very dangerous voyage, demonstrating traits that are valued by the society in which the epic originates
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What is character development?
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The ways a character grows throughout the book
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What is foreshadowing?
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Hints in the plot that point to a future event in the book
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What is plot?
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The storyline of a book
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What is sensory detail?
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Description using the five senses; taste, touch, smell, hearing, sight
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Name the order of the five paragraph essay:
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introduction paragraph, 1st body paragraph, 2nd body paragraph, 3rd body paragraph, conclusion paragraph
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What are are the four main sentences in an introduction paragraph of an essay?
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1) Hook 2) title of book, author, and era book was written 3) Brief Summary of book (mentioning main character) 4) Thesis statement of essay
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What is a hook?
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An attention grabber that opens a paragraph or an essay
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What are the four types of hooks?
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Question, quotation, fact, story (anecdote)
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What is a concrete detail?
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Fact from the book, usually accompanied by a quotation from the book
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What is a blended quotation?
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A quotation from the book smoothly put into context with your own words
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What is the purpose of a commentary sentence?
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To explain why your concrete detail proves the theme of your paragraph
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How many commentary sentences are needed for each concrete detail?
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Two
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What is sensory detail?
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Description using the five senses; taste, touch, smell, hearing, sight
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Name the order of the five paragraph essay:
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introduction paragraph, 1st body paragraph, 2nd body paragraph, 3rd body paragraph, conclusion paragraph
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What are are the four main sentences in an introduction paragraph of an essay?
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1) Hook 2) title of book, author, and era book was written 3) Brief Summary of book (mentioning main character) 4) Thesis statement of essay
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What is a hook?
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An attention grabber that opens a paragraph or an essay
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What are the four types of hooks?
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Question, quotation, fact, story (anecdote)
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