Some Stories
What story is this from? "I dared not --I dared not speak! We have put her living in the tomb!"
The Fall of the House of Usher?
What do we call the general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the reader
mood
Hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words.
What is context clues
What will you do with all that white paper you are given? There are 4 single word answers
Annotate, Analyze, SOAPSTONE, RACE
What 7 colors in order are in a rainbow?
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
What story is this from, " "How terrible—to see the truth when the truth is only pain to him who sees!"
Oedipus
Painting a picture using the five senses.
What is imagery?
The way authors organize information in the text.
What is text structure
What do we call a logical method to identify an entity of interest among several ones by excluding all other entities?
Process of elimination
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
SpongeBob
What story is this form, "He lay on his armor-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sections "
The Metamorphosis
An author's attitude toward the subject
tone
Positive or negative emotions are associated with a word based on the context in which it is used.
What is connotation?
What do we call hints that the author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word?
Context clues
What is the largest state in America?
What is Alaska
What text is this from, "Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed."
Night
Double Points! What portion is your EOC grade?
20%
the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.
What is theme
what method do we use to analyze poems?
SOAPSTONE
Double Points!! How many months have 21 days in them?
What is all of them!!
Double Points !!! Where did the story "The Doll's House" take place?
Australia
What does the prefix omni prefix mean?
All
Denotation definition literature
A words literal meaning
Name the acronym: restate the question, answer the question, cite evidence from the text, explain how the evidence proves your answer, and (optional) summarize.
RACE
A Riddle-What has words, but never speaks?
A Book!