Writing Skills 1
Joe laughed at her uncle's silly jokes.
chuckled, cracked up, etc
San Giving Day
Who is the main character in San Giving Day?
Richard Blanco
What is Rosa Parks known for?
Boycotting the bus, standing up for herself
Write the sentence with the correct puncuation for dialogue.
I went to the store to buy eggs said my dad
"I went to the store to buy eggs," said my dad.
What does fare mean?
I paid the bus fare when I got on.
A cost
Rewrite the sentence with a stronger verb.
The children talked about their day during dinner.
chatted, spoke, discussed, etc
Who is the main character in Hello, My Name Is?
Jennifer Lou
Who is Bertie Bowman?
A 13 year old who left his farm in the south and took a train to Washington DC to pursue a new life
What is tone?
the attitude or mood of the author or character
What does blurted mean?
The student blurted out the answer in the middle of the test.
Yelled out or shouted
A cave
dark, gloomy, damp, dark, etc
What is segregation?
Where things were not equal between white people and colored people. Everything was separate
What did Richard Blanco want in the story The First Real San Giving Day?
Metaphor or simile?
You are as blind as a bat.
Simile
I gazed out the window of the airplane, admiring the view.
to look at
Write two strong adjectives to describe the word.
The beach
windy, hot, sandy, etc
What was Michael Massiminos dream?
To work for Nasa and go to Space
What was Jennifer's brothers name?
Norbert
Metaphor or simile?
Life is a rollercoaster.
What does momentum mean?
The car picked up momentum when it came down the hill.
Movement made by force/ Speed
What is personification?
Giving human characteristics to non human things
What was unfair between the white schools and black schools in Rosa Parks story?
Heating, school bus, class sizes, etc
What job did Bertie Bowman end up with in the end of the story?
Write the sentence with the correct puncuation for dialogue.
My mom yelled hurry up the bus is leaving
My mom yelled, "Hurry up, the bus is leaving!"
What is a tether?
The astronaut attached the tether to the handrail.