Writing
Notebooks
Wordent Wordables
Miss Awful
Vocabulary
100
What is spelling rule 11?
Q always needs a U.
100
What is a simile?
A comparison using "like" or "as"
100
What section of your notebook could you turn to in order to find the meaning of the word "audible?"
Word work
100
How did Miss Orville help Roger?
She taught him to take his spelling seriously.
100
True or False: An opera singer typically has a raspy voice
False
200
Draw the editing mark that means "capitalize"
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200
What does a colon do in a sentence?
introduces a description, an explanation, or a list
200
What does the root "cred" mean?
believe
200
Who wrote "Miss Awful?"
Arthur Cavanaugh
200
What is a "scallywag?"
A troublemaker or someone who gets into mischief.
300
Draw the symbol that means you should start a new paragraph:
300
Name two examples of onomatopoeia from your notebook.
"boom" and "buzz"
300
What prefix would I add to the word BALANCE to change it to its opposite ("NOT balanced")
IM--
300
Name a super six reading strategy
Connecting,
Predicting,
Summarizing,
questioning, monitoring,
Evaluating
300
True or False: If you are running in the hallway, you are probably being compliant.
False: Compliance means following rules, and the general expectation is not to run in the halls.
400
What doe the C in R.A.C.E. stand for?
Cite the text to support your answer
400
What example is provided in our notebook for an adverb>
Quickly
400
Which Aud, audi word means "a short performance to show the talents of someone such as an actor or musician?"
audition
400
What might be a theme of "Miss Awful?"
Sometimes structure and rules can be helpful even if it doesn't seem that way at first.
First impression can be wrong
Anything that makes sense.
400
Is it nice to make a scathing comment about someone's outfit?
NO
500
What is one of the tips provided for using R.A.C.E. effectively?
Circle and underline important sentences
check off each part as you write
Always re-read your work to check for mistakes and fix problems
500
What kind of figurative language is this:
"Mama was crying, and it made it seem as if the whole world was crying"
Hyperbole
500
What does it mean if something is ineligible?
Not allowed to do or be something; disqualified
500
Find a simile in the story "Miss Awful"
Any simile from the story--
"Hands clapped as loud as thunder"
"She was as tall and straight as a ruler."
500
What might be an ominous example that a storm is coming?
Wind,
thunder, lightning, drizzling, etc. clouds...