What is the setting of a story?
Where/when the story takes place
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
First Person
What is a thesis and claims statement?
a statement that tells what a writing will be about
What is the mood of a story?
it is the feeling/vibe of a place
What is the theme of a story?
the lesson or moral of a story
The problem of the story
The message or lesson of the story
Theme
Which type of clause is below: independent or dependent?
Since we left.
Dependent
She is busy as a bee.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
What is a narrative?
a fiction or nonfiction text written like a story
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To tell how things are the same or different
When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective
Third Person
Explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Fiction = a made up story
Nonfiction = text based on factual information
What is the difference between connotation vs denotation?
You are an 8 year old.
Connotation is figurative meaning
Denotation is dictionary meaning.
What type of conflict is this:
Brian's plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness and he must survive in the wild
Character vs Nature
Which word in the sentence is the pronoun:
"Mrs. Gundlach was so excited to teach her students this new math."
her
What is an inference?
Your prior knowledge on the subject and information gained in your reading to draw an conclusion
What does an adverb describe?
Verb
What is the subject pronoun in this sentence:
She watched him play at the park.
She
Name 3 possessive pronouns
hers, his, ours, mine, yours, theirs
What does foreshadowing mean? Can you think of an example in a story we read this year?
Foreshadow: a narrative device in which suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted.
Put the following plot elements in order: climax, falling action, rising action, resolution, exposition.
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
How many nouns are in this sentence:
Boyer and Shayna drove past the store and quickly parked by Chipotle.
4
What are the TWO parts that every sentence must have in order to be a complete sentence?
Subject and Predicate
Name THREE types of writing
Narrative
Argumentative/Opinion
Informative