Unit 1/ Fake News
The method used to determine if news is reliable or not.
What is... the CRAAP method?
a metaphor is...
when you compare 2 unlike things by stating one thing IS another thing
Definition of a simile + an example
Comparing two unlike things using the words like or as
She was as free as a bird.
identify the simple subject AND the simple predicate of this sentence: A dog barked at the squirrel.
simple subject: dog
simple predicate: barked
definition of exposition
What is....beginning of the story, including the setting, and characters?
what is....An expression where a person says or does something that is the opposite of what they really mean, or of what should happen, usually to be funny
2 examples of a metaphor.
She is a ray of sunshine.
The dog is an escape artist.
Personification definition + example
giving something non-human a human trait or quality
The trees bowed their heads in reverence toward the wind.
identify the full subject AND the full predicate of this sentence: My brother's best friend posted a message on Facebook.
sub:My brother's best friend
pred: posted a message on Facebook.
What is...a related series of incidents (that occur after the initial conflict is introduced) in a literary plot that build toward the climax?
4 types of satire
What is..irony, exxageration, humor, ridicule?
definition of alliteration
What is....the repetition of an initial consonant sound in words that are in close proximity to each other?
Hyperbole definition + example
extreme exaggeration for humorous or dramatic effect
My homework will take me 1 million years to finish!
which article goes in front of this word: uniform
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What is.... two-dimensional character, in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work?
List an example of irony.
A writer is working on a comedy. The weather has been dreary, making it hard to make funny scenes. The writer opens the window curtains to see dark clouds outside again. They say, "Great. Another rainy day. How wonderful."
definition of onomatopoeia with 2 examples
What is... a word that sounds like what it refers to?
Boom, snap, crack, ring ring
"Hope is the thing with feathers" by Emily Dickinson
a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause (e.g.FANBOYS)
Example of a static antagonist and WHY
What is...Ursula from the little mermaid?
List 3 ways you can avoid getting tricked by fake news
(anything in the CRAAP METHOD)
A friend is like a flower,
a rose to be exact,
Or maybe like a brand new gate
that never comes unlatched.
A friend is like an owl,
both beautiful and wise.
Or perhaps a friend is like a ghost,
whose spirit never dies.
A friend is like a heart that goes
strong until the end.
Where would we be in this world
if we didn't have a friend.
List all of the literary devices in this poem.
What is...rhyme/rhythm, metaphor, simile?
Find and list all literary devices present in this poem fragment:
Because I wanna hear a poem that attacks the status quo
That attracts the claps of the cats with the fattest flows
That makes the crowd pass the hat
And pack my cap with a stack of dough
I wanna hear a poem that makes this audience yell “Hoooo!”Because I wanna guess your favorite color
Then craft rhyme schemes out of thin air
What is: alliteration, rhyme/rhythm, onomatopeia, hyperbole
In the english language, there are different parts of speech used to form sentences...List 8 of them.
What is...
Noun, verb, adverb, pronoun, adjective, conjunction, preposition, and article?
List all of the parts of a story mountain
What is...exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution?