Vocabulary
What is the meaning of ecstatic?
Very happy or thrilled
What is a personal narrative? List at least 2 characteristics
Told in the first person, it is a true story, it is about someone involves in the story and it is about a specific moment.
What did we write our personal narratives about?
Our names
Write an example of a simile
Has to compare and have "like" or "as"
How did Jennifer get a middle name?
She enrolled with in middle school while filling out her paper work
Name an object that has curvature.
Examples: bowl, ball, water bottle etc.
What is personification?
It is giving a non living thing human characteristics.
When you show not tell your emotions, what do we look for?
Hint: Think of the acting scenes we did
Body Language, Dialogue and Tone
Write an example of a metaphor
Compares but doesn't need "like" or "as"
What did Rosa Park's do?
She protested on the bus and wouldn't move to the back
What does discernable mean?
To blend in OR to stand out
To stand out
What is the difference between similes and metaphors?
Hint: Remember Metaphor Man and Simile Girl!
They both compare things but similes use "like" or "as"
What does a graphic essay help with?
It uses pictures or images to help the reader understand the text
Write an example of personification
Needs to give a non living thing human characteristics
How did Jennifer Lou's opinion of her name change from middle school to high school.
In middle school she had negatives feelings towards her name and made up a middle name. In high school she felt neutral and took away Elizabeth.
Is the word incessantly being used correctly in this sentence?
Simone incessantly eats her vegetables at dinner time.
No, incessantly means to do something without stopping or pausing
During this unit we talking about how important sensory details are for a personal narrative. What are the five senses?
Taste, Sight, Touch, Smell and Hearing
What is perspective?
It is how the person or character sees or thinks about events
Write an example using a sensory detail
need to include either taste, touch, smell, sight or sound
Why was it important to Blanco to be able to celebrate a real Thanksgiving?
To feel American
What is the meaning of vise grips?
It is a tool that is used to hold something firmly in place.
What is tone?
Tone is the attitude or mood of the narrator/author
Does the sentence below use spectrograph correctly?
I used the spectrograph to see the paper more clearly.
No, spectrograph is an instrument that measures light and sound waves
Write an example properly using dialogue
Make sure quotation marks are correctly placed
What happened to Michael while he was on the space walk during the Hubble Telescope mission? How did he feel?
The screws broke and he blamed himself for the mistake. He felt all alone.