Vocabulary
Reading
Writing
Grammar
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100
This figurative language device means to over-exaggerate something. Example: It's a thousand degrees outside!
What is hyperbole?
100
Good readers use this to justify their answers and support their arguments/claims.
What is textual evidence?
100
"The aroma of chili filled the kitchen as my mother lifted the lid from the pot on the stove. The chili had been bubbling for hours. The heat of the stove filled the kitchen, which was far more inviting than the winds that howled outside, rattling the windows like banshees trying to break into our house." Is an example of which types of language?
What is sensory detail, vivid language, and figurative language?
100
Anthony baked his sister some cookies. The D.O. and I.O of this sentence are?
D.O. = cookies [Baked + what?] I.O. = sister [For whom?]
100
This is the city where Mr. Porteus went to college.
Where is Denver, Colorado?
200
This word means to "read between the lines." We need to use the information in the text and our prior knowledge.
What is infer?
200
These are the 3-4 reasons why authors write. [Author's purpose]
What is Persuade, Inform, Entertain, (Express)
200
Sensory details appeal to the reader's...?
What is 5 senses: taste, smell, touch, sight, hearing.
200
Each of the players want/wants to make varsity this year.
What is wants? [Each ONE wants...]
200
This is the best team in the NBA.
Who are the New York Knicks?
300
This word means to "break it down."
What is analyze?
300
This expresses what someone thinks, but not something we can prove.
What is an opinion?
300
This gives an author credibility and answers the question, "Why should we listen to you?"
What is ethos?
300
"By this time next week, I will have dominated my 9 Weeks Exam." This sentence is an example of...?
What is future perfect tense?
300
This is how you spell our principal's last name.
What is H-O-L-L-I-N-G-S-H-E-A-D
400
This word is what you do when you show me why your answer is correct and why the other answers are wrong.
What is justify/prove/defend?
400
This tool of persuasion makes someone look like a "common man."
What is plain folks?
400
Writers use this in order to make a change or convince someone to do something.
What is persuasive writing?
400
"After last night's play at Power APAC, I went home and watched Cats!" This sentence starts off with...?
What is an adverb clause AND an introductory clause?
400
This is the name of JPS' superintendent.
Who is Dr. Cedric Gray?
500
The mechanic had to ELEVATE the car in order to work underneath it. [What does ELEVATE mean?]
What is to raise or lift something?
500
"Of course he likes football, he's a boy!" is an example of this type of tool of persuasion.
What is tabloid thinking?
500
In persuasive writing, this tells us why the author is writing. [Author must choose a side a stick to it.]
What is position/argument?
500
The boy who broke my cell phone lives in Memphis. This sentence contains an essential or nonessential clause?
What is essential?
500
These are the names of Obama's wife & kids.
Who are Malia, Sasha, and Michelle?
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