Figure it Out
The arid desert was too dry for most plants to grow.
What does the word arid mean?
What is dry/lacking moisture?
What part of speech is the word quickly in the sentence:
“She ran quickly to catch the bus.”
What is adverb?
Identify the type of figurative language used:
"The wind slowly whispered through the trees."
What is personification?
To look at something carefully to understand it.
What is analyze?
This refers to the first sentence of a paragraph:
What is a topic sentence?
The benevolent teacher always helped students who were struggling.
What does the italicized word mean?
What is kind/generous?
Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence:
"He sat under the old oak tree."
What is under the oak tree?
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence:
"Time is a thief."
What is metaphor?
This refers to the universal message of a story.
What is theme?
What is a thesis statement?
**BONUS**
Where should a thesis come in an essay?
What is a sentence that informs your reader what you will write about?
**It should come last in an introductory paragraph.
Determine the meaning of the italicized word:
She felt a sense of melancholy as she watched her friends leave for the summer.
What is sad/sorrowful?
What point of view uses these pronouns: he, she, they and only shows one characters thoughts
What is third person limited?
What type of figurative language is used in this sentence:
"It's raining cats and dogs."
What is idiom?
What three elements of a plot diagram should be included in an objective summary?
What is exposition, climax, and resolution?
What should be incorporated throughout an essay to add to its flow?
What are transitions?
The seeds remained dormant throughout the winter, waiting for the warmth of spring.
What is the meaning of the italicized word?
What is inactive/idle/lifeless?
Combine these two simple sentences into one compound sentence:
“She wanted to go. He stayed home.”
What is "She wanted to go home, but he stayed home."
What type of figurative language is used in this sentence:
“Silly snakes slither silently through the sand”?
What is alliteration?
This word means to guess or predict something based on information you already know and information provided
What is inference ?
List the three modes of writing you might be presented with on your test:
What is narrative, informative, argumentative?
What does the italicized term mean?
Despite the tumultuous crowd and loud cheers, she remained calm and focused.
What is wild, loud, chaotic?
How does the author’s word choice in this sentence affect the tone?
“She tiptoed into the crumbling, shadowy house, her breath caught in her throat.”
What is it creates a suspenseful/tense tone?
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence below:
"The thunder grumbled like an old man."
What is simile?
List five types of text structures.
What is description, cause & effect, compare & contrast, chronological order, sequential order, problem & solution?
Identify the two narrative response options for a writing prompt:
What is 1. create an alternate event/2. change the perspective (POV)?