Parts of Speech
Describes, modifies, or gives more information about a noun or pronoun.
Adjective
Write the following sentence correctly: walters favorite game to play is fetch but he wont drop the ball unless you give him a treat
Walter's favorite game to play is fetch, but he won't drop the ball unless you give him a treat.
In Inside Out and Back Again, Ha describes seeds as "black eyes." What literary device is being used?
Metaphor
This literary device uses extreme exaggeration. For example, "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!"
Hyperbole
A sentence (or two sentences) that clearly outline the main points of an essay.
Thesis Statement
Describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. It tells how (often), where, or when.
Adverb
Write the following sentence correctly: walter wensdays are my favorite i like to give him lots of treats she exclaimed
"Walter Wednesdays are my favorite! I like to give him lots of treats!" she exclaimed.
In "Flowers for Algernon," the central struggle Charlie faces with his changing intelligence is known as what type of conflict?
Internal conflict (man vs. self)
A feeling created in the reader by a literary work or device.
Mood
Provide an example of both an internal and external conflict in the play The Diary of Anne Frank.
Internal- Anne deciding whether or not to show respect to her mother.
External- Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan fighting about selling the fur coat.
Joins two words, ideas, or phrases together in a sentence and shows how they are connected.
Conjunction
Write the following sentence correctly: walter is an employee at iroqois middle school and recives his payment in the form of biscuits explained mr esslinger
"Walter is an employee at Iroquois Middle School and receives his payment in the form of biscuits," explained Mr. Esslinger.
In Inside Out and Back Again, when a poem hints, early on, that Ha's life will drastically change, this is an example of which literary device?
The author's attitude toward the subject.
Tone
Write an effective thesis statement based on the following prompt: Should recycling be mandatory for all households and businesses?
Be sure it's specific, focused, and arguable!
Edit/proofread!
Judges' discretion.
Replaces a noun to avoid repetition.
Pronoun
Write the following sentence correctly: after napping for for hours walter likes to visit sevral classrooms for treats and he looks forward to all the students attention
After napping for hour hours, Walter likes to visit several classrooms for treats, and he looks forward to all the students' attention.
In Inside Out and Back Again, when the author describes the heat in Saigon as "boiling", this is an example of what literary device?
Hyperbole
The reason why a character acts a certain way.
Motivation
Write the following sentence correctly: nouns name people or places and verbs show action like run or jump adjectives describe things like a colorful smartphone screen it is always fun to learn grammer
You *must* also include semicolon and transition word when you make your edits.
Judges' discretion.
Shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word. They can indicate time, place, or relationship.
Preposition
Write the following sentence correctly: walter shouted coach schlabach its time to run the mile your so much faster then my students
"Walter!" shouted Coach Schlabach, "it's time to run the mile! You're so much faster than my students!"
In the play, The Diary of Anne Frank, the Hanukkah celebration scene primarily develops which literary element?
Mood
An event (or course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future.
Fate
Write an effective thesis statement based on the following prompt: Should middle schoolers be fully responsible for managing their own daily screen time limits?
Be sure it's specific, focused, and arguable!
Edit/proofread!
Judges' discretion.