Comma Sense
I wanted to go on the rollercoaster but my brother wanted to go on the waterslide.
I wanted to go on the rollercoaster, but my brother wanted to go on the waterslide.
This type of figurative language compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
Simile
Grammar: Every sentence needs a subject and this part of speech
2009: The first book of this dystopian trilogy about Katniss Everdeen hits the theaters.
The Hunger Games
What is Pollard's Street Address?
I enjoy reading science-fiction and fantasy but I also sometimes enjoy realistic fiction.
I enjoy reading science-fiction and fantasy, but I also sometimes enjoy realistic fiction.
An author may use an incomplete sentence for emphasis. What is the name of an incomplete sentence?
Fragment
Literary term: How the author reveals a character's traits or personality.
Characterization
1983: This YA novel adaptation features Tom Cruise, Ralph Macchio, and Patrick Swayze.
The Outsiders
The NBA Finals are happening now! Name a player that is playing in the finals.
Answers will vary :)
When the Patriots were playing in the superbowl my family hosted a viewing party where we ate wings and nachos.
When the Patriots were playing in the superbowl, my family hosted a viewing party where we ate wings and nachos.
The sentence "All the playful puppies piled onto one another in the grassy dog park" has an example of what sound device?
Alliteration
Microfiction: phrases like "he says" or "they ask" are examples of these
Dialogue tags
2010: The first movie in this series featuring Poseidon's demigod son
Percy Jackson
What is the name of my dog?
Dawson!
Old trophies hollow statues of bronze and silver sat on the shelf.
Old trophies, hollow statues of bronze and silver, sat on the shelf.
Name four types of figurative language
Metaphor (and extended metaphor), simile, personification, hyperbole
Name the three ingredients of a quote sandwich, in order you would put them in a paragraph
Context, Evidence, Analysis
2012: Triss must make a choice between five factions in the theatrical release of this dystopian trilogy
Divergent
What is the COMPLETE name & address Dory has to remember in Finding Nemo?
P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney
After the long school day my friends and I walked the long winding path to the shining pond.
After the long school day, my friends and I walked the long, winding path to the shining pond.
Crack, hiss, and boom, are examples of this sound device--SPELL the sound device!
O-N-O-M-A-T-O-P-O-E-I-A
This author wrote the short story "Seventh Grade" and the poem "Oranges"
Gary Soto
2018: This sci-fi book, set in a video-game world, hits theaters
Ready Player One
Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hanson