KNOWLEDGE
True or False: A personal narrative is fiction.
What is false?
Ecstatic
What is very happy, thrilled?
Revise this sentence:
Connor said, "may I borrow a pencil, please?"
Connor said, "May I borrow a pencil, please?"
In ancient times, they were the only people in the world who knew how to make silk.
Who are people in China?
What is the repeating theme in the story "The Real San Giving Day"?
Conflict of cultures
True or False: A personal narrative involves the narrator.
What is true?
Incessantly
What is non-stop, never ending?
Isabella's story is dynamite!
What is a metaphor?
What is the sequence of steps people took to make silk?
People feed silkworms, worms spin a cocoon, people unwind the threads, people weave the threads into fabric
What is the theme of the story "Hello. My Name Is..."?
Fitting in changes in importance in different stages of life. (or something similar)
True or False: A personal narrative is told in first person.
What is true?
Discernable
What is easy to pick out, obvious?
Simile, Metaphor, or Personification:
The sun smiled down on us.
What is personification?
Read the highlighted text. What conclusion can you draw based on this evidence?
Traders traveled a long and difficult route to trade their silk. (or something similar)
An example of a cheerful tone.
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Simile, Metaphor, or Personification?
The wind whispered secrets through the trees.
What is personification?
Realization
What is understanding, vision?
Revise this sentence with vivid verbs and adjectives.
The tree grew in the forest.
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Why might people in China have wanted to stay the only ones in the world who knew how to make silk?
Silk was very popular and it helped China gain wealth. (or something similar)
An example of a serious tone.
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Another way to say 'point of view.'
What is perspective?
Name an object with curvature.
What is a _____________?
Use sensory details
How do you show, not tell, about experiences?
What is the main idea of this text?
The high demand for China's silk led to the creation of the Silk Road trade network, which allowed silk to be traded as far as the Mediterranean. (or something similar)
An example of a sarcastic tone.
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