Figurative language
Uses like or as to compare to things?
simile
What caused Shay to change her mind for being pretty?
A hot shower.
What is the theme of "Examination Day."
High intelligence can be viewed as a dangerous thing
What does RACES stand for?
Restate, answer, cite, explanation, summarize
Coach Clarke says:" Sofia, try to learn to kick with your head instead."
What signpost is being used in this sentence?
Words of wiser
It is a figure of speech where one thing is described as something else to create a comparison, without using "like" or "as".
metaphor
What does Shay call the people who are imprisoned by Dr.Cable ?
Smokies.
What is the theme of the Story "the Orb"
Be true to yourself no matter what.
In what type of essay would you use RACES?
Argumentative essay.
Sofia starts to eating lunch in the cafeteria again with Coach Clarke
What signpost is being used in this sentence?
AHA moment
this soccer...this soccer...this soccer...this soccer...
What figurative language is being used in this sentence?
repetition
What rumor did Tally spread to city uglies?
Operation changes personality.
How is the narrator's feelings changed about the jacket at the beginning and the end?
The narrator first feel the jacket is very ugly and he hates the jacket, but in the end, the narrator accept the jacket.
What transition words can you use to introduce your cited evidence in a RACES response?
Give two example
“According to the text,” “The author states,” etc.
What is this signpost based on this definition?
A character asks a difficult question
Tough Question
correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words
rhyme
What does Shay say is the reason she’s happy?
Now pretty, no uglies emotions
What is the theme of the story "no turkey required."?
It is always important to be willing to change.
What should every citation include?
Quote
What is this signpost based on this definition?
A contrast highlights differences between two or more things, while a contradiction indicates a statement or action that is opposite of what was expected or previously stated
Contrast and Contradiction
I can eat a horse now.
What figurative language is being used in this sentence?
Hyperbole
What does Tally decide at the end of the passage?
Take the cure herself.
What does Sofia realize after she have lunch with Coach Clarke?
Kick them with your head instead.
What connects your ideas?
Transitions.
What is this signpost based on this definition?
when the author interrupts the main narrative to show a character recalling a past event or memory
Memory moment