Vocabulary
Define manuscript
A rough draft of a text that has not been published.
Written material
What is a simile?
Example: I felt like a spy creeping around my brother's room looking for his favorite toy.
Comparing 2 things using like or as
Brother is being compared to a spy
What is a subject?
The noun. Who or what the sentence is about.
What is a fragment?
What is a fragment missing?
A fragment is an incomplete thought.
A fragment is missing a subject and/or a predicate.
What does the prefix non- mean.
Example: nonexistent means...?
Not
Nonexistent means it does NOT exist
Define wry
A dry or sarcastic sense of humor. Bitter.
How would you describe Zoe?
Impatient, excited
What is a predicate?
The verb. The action. What the subject or noun is doing in the sentence.
What is a run on sentence?
Two or more sentences combined by a comma OR
Two or more sentences combined without any punctuation.
What does the prefix inter- mean?
Example: intermingled means..?
Between or together
Blended or mingled TOGETHER
Define literary
Has to do with books, texts, and writing
What do we learn from Natalie and Zoe's phone conversation? How is Natalie feeling?
Natalie is feeling like a cheater. She feels like what she did was unfair.
What is the subject in the following sentence?
Natalie and Zoe created a plan to secretly publish a story.
Natalie and Zoe
Is this a fragment, run on sentence, or complete sentence?
Walked in the park.
Fragment. It is missing a subject. We do not know who or what walked in the park.
Correct: The woman walked in the park.
What does the prefix dis- mean?
Example: Disclose means..?
Apart, away
dis- gives the opposite meaning.
disclose means to open, reveal something, make something known
Define revisions
Changes made to someone's writing
What can the reader conclude that Natalie will probably do at a later time?
Remember, the story ends with Hannah reading Natalie's story.
Tell her mom, Hannah, the truth.
What is the predicate in the following sentence?
The literary agency edited hundreds of books this year.
Edited hundreds of books this year.
The editor loved the book she published it immediately.
Run on sentence. It combines two sentences without punctuation.
Correct: The editor loved the book. She published it immediately.
What does the prefix ex- mean?
Example: exclude
Out of, not, without
not included
Define editorial
Corrects or edits mistakes in a book to be published
How would you describe the relationship between Hannah and Natalie?
Hannah and Natalie's relationship is close. They are mother and daughter. It is clear that Natalie cares about what her mother thinks because she is anxious about whether or not her mom will like her story.
What is the subject and predicate of the sentence below.
Natalie was anxious about her mom reading her story.
Subject: Natalie
Predicate: was anxious about her mom reading her story.
Is this a fragment, complete sentence, or a run on sentence?
Hannah read Cassandra Day's manuscript and loved it.
Complete sentence. It expresses a complete thought and has a subject and a predicate.
The subject is Hannah.
The predicate is read Cassandra Day's manuscript.
What does nondairy mean?
Not containing dairy.