Literature
Although we had no money
I was rich as I could be
In my coat of many colors
My momma made for me
The following theme could be applied to this Dolly Parton classic:
A. Money doesn't buy happiness.
B. Real wealth is having someone who loves you.
C. Rich people wear colorful coats.
D. Mommas have a lot of money.
What is...
B. Real wealth is having someone who loves you.
The author's perspective on the topic in which they are writing about.
What is point of view?
In this type of essay, the author's purpose is to inform the audience of a specific topic.
What is an Informational Essay
"Every morning for breakfast I make a blueberry smoothie and then for lunch I eat grapes and cheese and crackers and then for supper I usually have spaghetti or nachos or chili or tomato soup with grilled cheese."
This common, and INCORRECT way of writing is referred to as this type of sentence.
What is a run-on sentence?
This strategy for determining the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary involves reading the sentences (and paragraphs) around the unknown word.
What are context clues?
When Hank Williams sang that he wanted to "melt your cold, cold heart," he meant that he literally wanted the person he wrote the song for to ____________.
A. be mean and hateful
B. be tough and strong
C. be laid back and free
D. be loving and thoughtful
What is....
D. be loving and thoughtful
"As I watched the historic moon landing on TV, I experienced the urge to vomit."
This quotation from African American journalist Booker Griffin in 1969 uses this word with a negative connotation to describe his point of view towards the moon landing.What is the word 'vomit'?
In this type of essay, the author's purpose is to tell a story.
What is a Narrative?
"I need to go to the bathroom really bad!", cried Timmy.
This little piece of punctuation is in the wrong spot in the above sentence...
What is the comma?
"Ms. Katie took Bella's cell phone, but Bella was flippant about the consequence, so Ms. Katie had to call Bella's dad."
The word flippant could be replaced with:
A.unbothered
B.afraid
C.devastated
D. happy
What is... A. unbothered?
"The card was in fancy script, which was murder on my dyslexic eyes."
This figurative description in The Lightning Thief, describing when the main character (Percy Jackson) receives a letter, literally means:
A. The ink on the letter made his eyes burn.
B. The letter jumped on his face and tried to murder his eyes (like a howler in Harry Potter).
C. He was unable to read the letter due to his disability.
D. He was unable to read the letter because he was blind.
What is...
C. He was unable to read the letter due to his disability.
Which word in this sentence shows the author's point of view towards Jim Thorpe?
What is the word 'legendary'?
In this type of essay, the author's purpose is to persuade the audience to accept a specific viewpoint.
What is an Argumentative Essay?
Their going to the movies tonight to see Minecraft, with that actor from Jumanji who plays Steve.
One word in the sentence above needs to be replaced with this word in order to be correct.
What is "they're"?
Skipping school can really ________ your future.
A. affect
B. effect
An objective summary of a literary text should include these 5 elements:
Hint: T/A, CI, T, SD, CS
What are:
1. title/ author
2. central idea
3. theme
4. supporting details
5. concluding statement
Historical texts are often written using this type of structure.
What is chronological structure?
This part of an argumentative essay states the main point the author is trying to make. It usually goes in the introductory paragraph as the last sentence.
What is a Claim?
The word fungicide comes from this noun with the same root.
What is "fungus"?
A word can have these three parts.
These 4 areas of a passage should always be considered when finding the central idea.
Hint: T, RW, FP, LP
What are:
1. Title
2. Repeated Words/ Phrases
3. First Paragraph
4. Last Paragraph
A science article discussing comparing solar energy to wind energy would probably be written in this type of structure.
What is compare and contrast structure?
talking back and forth; ALWAYS required when writing a narrative!
What is dialogue?
The magician's tricks were only an ________.
A. allusion
B. ilusion
C. elusion
D. illusion
What is D. illusion?
Unicorn, Unicycle
These two words contain what common prefix, meaning "one."
What is "uni-"?