Capitalization
What needs to be capitalized in the following sentence? What is the rule?
i am excited to make fudge this weekend!
I
Capitalize the first letter in a sentence.
What type of figurative language is this?
"My body like Superman's flying over Metropolis"(11).
What is the setting of "The Jumping Tree"? (When AND Where)
It takes place at the end of summer in the yard under a big tree.
What is revealed in the exposition of a story?
The setting, characters, and basic situation at the VERY BEGINNING of the story are revealed in the exposition.
What's wrong with this assertion?
Rey because he changed.
We don't know what question was asked, so we don't know what point the author is trying to make here.
What needs to be capitalized in the following sentence? What is the rule?
When i go home, i'm going to take a nap.
I, I'm
Capitalize the pronoun "I"
What type of figurative language is this?
"My mexican jumping bean heart was making it hard to concentrate" (10).
Metaphor
What is the narrator's name?
Rey
What is the resolution of a story?
The resolution is the end of a story.
What is wrong with this AERO response?
Robert changed by expressing his emotions. After being yelled at by his son, Robert said, It’s hard for me to talk about your mama...Saying her name pains me… But I’ll say it for you (114). This shows that he won’t be avoiding his feelings by refusing to talk about his late wife. I think that this will be good for Rob because now he can express himself too.
There are no quotation marks around the direct quote.
What needs to be capitalized in the following sentence? What is the rule?
When I talked to mom, she said I could go to the mall with aunt karen.
Mom, Aunt Karen
capitalize a word showing the family relationship IF the relationship is being used before or in place of a person's name.
What two things are being compared in this simile?
"'Orale, jump!' It sounded like an echo, they were so far away" (11).
The sound of their voices to an echo
What is Rey's main conflict?
He doesn't want his cousin to think he is a baby, but he doesn't really want to jump from the tree.
What happens during the climax of a story?
The main character comes face to face with the main conflict. This is usually the most intense moment of the story.
What is wrong with this AERO response?
Robert changed by expressing his emotions. He told Rob he'd share his emotions. This shows that he won’t be avoiding his feelings by refusing to talk about his late wife. I think that this will be good for Rob because now he can express himself too.
There is no direct quote used as evidence.
What needs to be capitalized in the following sentence? What is the rule?
Students in my other classes are reading from different versions of a christmas carol.
A Christmas Carol
Capitalize titles
What type of figurative language is this? Why?
"I'd made a contract with myself, for my sake, signed in blood"(11).
Possible Answers:
He's comparing the decision he made in his head to a contract signed in blood= Metaphor
OR
He is exaggerating greatly. Instead of signing a contract in blood, he merely made a decision in his head.
What is the climax of the story?
When it is Rey's turn to jump, he is facing his main conflict.
What happens in the rising action part of a story?
What is wrong with this AERO response?
Robert changed by expressing his emotions. After being yelled at by his son, Robert said, "It’s hard for me to talk about your mama...Saying her name pains me… But I’ll say it for you" (114).
There is no reasoning or opinion.
What needs to be capitalized in the following sentence? What is the rule?
my family and I visited the geiser grand hotel in baker city.
Geiser Grand Hotel, Baker City
Capitalize proper nouns
What happens in the resolution of the story? Does the narrator learn anything?
In the end, Rey breaks his arm and gets a cast. He thinks that having a cast is going to get him positive attention, and he has managed to impress his cousin.
What is the theme of a story?
The lesson that we learn is the theme.
What is wrong with this AERO response?
Robert changed by expressing his emotions. "It’s hard for me to talk about your mama...Saying her name pains me… But I’ll say it for you". This shows that he won’t be avoiding his feelings by refusing to talk about his late wife. I think that this will be good for Rob because now he can express himself too.
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