Plot/Conflict
What is plot in a story?
plot is the sequence of events within a story: a description of what happens and why it happens.
What type of figurative language is seen in the sentence below?
The pillow was a cloud when I put my head upon it after a long day.
Metaphor
What is an adverb?
An adverb describes an adjective and a verb.
What are the three main types of writing that we talked about this year?
Persuasive, Argumentative, and Narrative
Use context clues to define "hesitant"
Although Marcy is excited to play in the snow, Joshua is unfortunately hesitant reluctant because it is so cold.
reluctant: tentative, unsure, or slow in acting or speaking.
The denouement, where the conflict is fully resolved is another name for
Resolution
What figurative language is shown in the sentence below?
My teeth chattered as I made my way through the snow.
Onomatopoeia
Since the 1940s, women have been needed in the workforce.
Active
What Point of View is this passage written in?
Ralph took the conch from their hands. "That's what I was going to say," he went on, "when you were all arguing with me!"
Third Person
Define "Ostracize" based on the sentence:
Some people ostracize those who are different from them. It is better to be welcoming to everyone regardless of how different they are from you.
Ostracize: To exclude from a group
What type of conflict is the following sentence?
Joe wants to be class president, but so does Kim.
Man Vs. Man
What is the hyperbole in the poem below?
Tree Shaking by c.safos
The man who cuts our school's lawn moves on his mower like a hermit crab dragging a shell. He also tends to the fruit trees like a watchmaker keeping time. He circles the apple tree twice. The plums surround their trunk like dreams. When he picks them from the ground, he looks to see if anyone sees him stash one in his jacket. His coat is big enough to hide away a whole orchard. I want to tell him, "I really love your peaches," but he's as deaf as the moon during an eclipse.
"His coat is big enough to hide away a whole orchard."
Active or passive?
The events for the conference were listed in chronological order.
Passive
Is this passage INFORMATIONAL, ARGUMENTATIVE, OR NARRATIVE?
Malaria is an infectious disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through female Anopheles mosquitoes. Each year, over half a billion people will become infected with malaria, with roughly 80% of them living in Sub-Saharan Africa. Nearly half a million people die of malaria every year, most of them young children under the age of five. Unlike many other infectious diseases, the death toll for malaria is rising. While there have been many programs designed to improve access to malaria treatment, the best way to reduce the impact of malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa is to focus on reducing the number of people who contract the disease in the first place, rather than waiting to treat the disease after the person is already infected.
ARGUMENTATIVE
Define Obstinate based on context clues:
Terry was definitively obstinate; she was being unyieldingly stubborn and refused to see any movie other than the one she wanted.
Obstinate: stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action
What type of conflict is the following sentence?
Chase wants to go to college, but he's afraid of failing.
Character vs. Self
What is the difference between an idiom and a cliche?
Clichés are overused expressions. They have been used so many times that they no longer convey the meaning or emotion they once did.
Example:
“Love is forever.”
Idioms are figurative expressions that, like clichés, are often overused by lazy writers. However, idioms typically have no literal meaning.
Example:
“He bit off more than he could chew.”
Find all the adverbs in this sentence:
The very energetic puppy quickly and gracefully bounded through the park while playfully chasing butterflies.
2. quickly
3. gracefully
4. playfully
Correctly punctuate this line of dialogue:
i literally thought of a good question on the way to school this morning said mrs turner
well, what was it asked ms. luke
i cant remember now, stop pressuring me!
"I literally thought of a good question on the way to school this morning," said Mrs. Turner.
"Well, what was it?" asked Ms. Luke.
"I can't remember now, stop pressuring me!" yelled Mrs. Turner.
Define ornithologist based on context clues:
During his lecture, the ornithologist described his fabulous, complex research on owls, eagles, and hawks.
Is the following an internal or external example: Rainsford battles his nerves on the island
Internal
What does the calf symbolize in the passage?
The Pasture by Robert Frost
I'm going out to clean the pasture spring; I'll only stop to rake the leaves away (And wait to watch the water clear, I may): I shan't be gone long.—You come too. I'm going out to fetch the little calf That's standing by the mother. It's so young, It totters when she licks it with her tongue. I shan't be gone long.—You come too.
Innocence
Find all the adverbs in this sentence:
Excitedly and hungrily, Sarah quickly and carefully devoured her deliciously melting ice cream cone.
Correctly punctuate these lines of dialogue:
dude stop throwing that volleyball against the wall said Harry Potter it is bothering the teacher next door
what the heck are you saying replied Ron Weasley I think you are stupid
"Dude, stop throwing that volleyball against the wall," said Harry Potter. "It is bothering the teacher next door.
"What the heck are you saying?" replied Ron Weasley. "I think you are stupid."
Define "Transubstantiation" based on context clues:
The transubstantiation doctrine during communion seemed to him full of evil because of its tendency to lead men to overvalue the physical body of Christ. Instead of believing that communion is transformed into the physical body of Christ, he believed they should pay more mind to the symbolic nature of the ritual.
Transubstantiation: The idea that during Christian communion the bread and wine are transformed into the literal body and blood of Jesus