Grammar & Revision
An even number
A comparison using like or as.
Simile
In this point of view, the narrator is the main character.
1st person
Goes in time order
Chronological
The CFA will be on this website.
School City
These conjunctions MUST have a comma before them when used to combine two sentences.
FANBOYS
A warning of a future event in the story.
Foreshadowing
The author's position on an issue.
Cause and Effect
You have this many days to complete the CFA.
2 days
This is an example of a subordinate conjunction which does NOT need a comma when placed in the middle of a sentence.
although, as, because, if, since, unlike, when, while
A look into the past to see a scene before the story
Flashback
A benefit of this point of view is that you get to see the main character's thoughts and feelings
1st person
Makes connections between two similar things
Compare and Contrast
This word will be used to ask you to add more clarity and detail in a revision
Elaborate
When choosing a concluding sentence, choose one that does this.
Big picture or thematic
What does the figurative language show you: After sitting on the bench all game, he felt as little as the baby sitting behind him in the bleachers.
How insignificant he felt
This point of view only shows you the events; you cannot see what anyone is thinking
3rd person objective
Lists things in some alphabetical or numerical order.
Sequential
"Sometimes your true love isn't who you expect it to be" would be a theme of which story?
Stardust
When asked to elaborate on a sentence, someone should do this.
Explain in more detail
The overall message in the story
What is theme?
This point of view allows you to see what any character is thinking or feeling
3rd person omniscient
Which Two: A story that follows a man's life also shows how his time in the war made him scared and agitated later on.
Chronological and Cause and Effect
"If you don't let love go, it can tear you apart" would be a theme of which story?
Orpheus and Eurydice or A Song of Orpheus