Organizational Patterns/Text Structure
When I got home from school after a long boring day, I took out the peanut butter, jelly, and bread. After taking the lid off of the jars, I spread the peanut butter on one side of the bread and the jelly on the other, and then I put the two pieces of bread together. After that, I enjoyed it while watching "Cops" on the TV. I swear, that was the best peanut butter and jelly sandwich I ever ate.
What is the organizational pattern/text structure?
Chronological/Sequential
A story about a family trying to stick together and survive through the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s.
What is the author's purpose of writing this? (Think PIE)
To entertain. (Evidence: "story")
I have told you a million times to stop slamming that door!
Identify the figurative language.
Hyperbole.
a reflection of a writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject of a poem, story, or other literary work
What is tone?
"The ceremony symbolizes the end of our days in middle school and the promise of a bright future."
The word "bright" suggests that the letter writer sees the future filled with...
A. hope
B. challenge
C. Mystery
D. Adventure
A. Hope
demand the preservation of this species, maybe we can make a difference. Dr. Miller also thinks that we should donate to Save the Tigers. Our donations will help to support and empower those who are fighting the hardest to preserve the tigers. We owe it to our grandchildren to do something.
Identify the organizational pattern.
Problem/Solution
An article where the author argues that Amazon music is better than Spotify.
What is the author's purpose?
To persuade/persuasive.
Love is a young green willow / shimmering at the bare wood's edge.
What type of figurative language is this?
Metaphor
the feeling or atmosphere created in the reader by a literary work or passage
What is mood?
"It is important to scrutinize an item before you purchase it to be certain that it has no flaws or defects."
Which of these words is a synonym for scrutinize?
A. reject
B. modify
C. discount
D. inspect
D. inspect
All matter, all things can be changed in two ways: chemically and physically. Both chemical and physical changes affect the state of matter. Physical changes are those that do not change the make-up or identity of the matter. For example, clay will bend or flatten if squeezed, but it will still be clay. Changing the shape of clay is a physical change, and does not change the matter's identity. Chemical changes turn the matter into a new kind of matter with different properties. For example, when paper is burnt, it becomes ash and will never be paper again. The difference between them is that physical changes are temporary or only last for a little while, and chemical changes are permanent, which means they last forever. Physical and chemical changes both affect the state of matter.
Identify the organizational pattern.
A booklet containing the school rules and the consequences for violating those rules.
What is the author's purpose?
To inform.
Harry is as stubborn as a mule when it comes to doing his homework.
Identify the figurative language.
Simile
1) CONCLUSION : ESSAY
A) theme : song
B) meal : dessert
C) parade : party
D) scene : play
D) scene:play
3. “During the remainder of the trip, mother remained pensive: she was absorbed in her own world and barely spoke to me. I watched her play with the top button of her coat and thought about the man I was about to meet, my father; whose face I only knew from a small black and white photo. At last my mother pulled me in close to her and I nestled into her coat.
Pensive most likely means..
A) Polite
B) Attentive
C) Reassured
D) Contemplative
D. contemplative
Hurricane Katrina began as Tropical Depression Twelve over the southeastern Bahamas on August 23, 2005. The depression later strengthened into a tropical storm on the morning of August 24 where the storm was also named Katrina. Katrina continued to move into Florida, and became a Category 1 hurricane only two hours before it made landfall around Hallandale Beach on the morning of August 25. The storm weakened over land, but became a hurricane again while entering the Gulf of Mexico.
Identify the organizational pattern.
Chronological
A story written about a young boy who moves to a new school and is bullied, but he gains self-confidence by joining a sports team and learns to stand up for himself.
What is the author's purpose?
To entertain.
The alarm screeched a warning for children to head for safety.
Identify the TWO examples figurative language.
Personification AND onomatopoeia.
3) EXCRUCIATING : PAINFUL
A) baffling : confusing
B) upsetting : exciting
C) improving : hopeful
D) crippling : stressful
A) baffling:confusing
The slender fish spends its days swimming through the honeycombed channels of the iceback hunting krill-small crustacean- for its sustenance.
The word sustenance means..
A) Nourishment
B) Camouflage
C) Navigation
D) Protection
A. Nourishment
Some countries, such as Japan, or parts of a country, like California in the United States, have a lot of earthquakes. In these places it is a good practice to build houses and other buildings so they will not collapse when there is an earthquake. This is called seismic design or "earthquake-proofing".
Identify the organizational pattern.
Problem/Solution
A menu for a local pizzeria listing the sizes and prices of pizzas and available toppings.
What is the author's purpose?
To inform.
An old willow with hollow branches / slowly swayed his few high tendrils / and sang:
What TWO examples of figurative language are there?
Personification and alliteration
Which type of poem has 4 lines and an AABBA rhyme scheme? It is also typically funny!
Limerick
To go down