Personification
What is being personified?
The rain kissed my cheek as it fell.
Rain
Name the 5 senses.
Sight
Smell
Taste
Touch
Hearing
When a new person speaks in our writing we do this:
Start a new paragraph
I use this text feature to find the definition of a word in the text.
glossary
What are the names of my daughters?
Shelby, Loren, and...
(BONUS 250 points) Katie
What is being personified?
The video camera observed the whole scene.
video camera
What type of Imagery is used in the sentence? "It was dark and dim in the forest"
sight
What's wrong with this?
"What do you want for breakfast." Emilee asked.
need a question mark after "breakfast," not a period
The phrase or sentence under a picture that explains what it is or is about.
caption
What color were the underwear that I brought to school in 1st grade?
PURPLE
What is being personified?
The chair danced as the baby bounced.
chair
What type of imagery is used in the sentence? "The girl ran her hands over the soft satin fabric"
touch
Correct the dialogue.
"I need some water." Chris mentioned. "because I am thirsty?"
3 mistakes
Change the periods after 'water' and 'mentioned' to commas. Change the question mark to a period.
This text feature shows information or data in a visual way so that it can be understood by readers.
Hint: In "Hello, My Name Is" the author used these to show the popularity of Norbert and Jennifer during certain decades.
chart/graph
Name one college shirt I have worn this year.
Harvard
Princeton
What is being personified?
"There’s a calm surrender to the rush of day
When the heat of a rolling wind can be turned away
An enchanted moment, and it sees me through
It’s enough for this restless warrior just to be with you."
-Elton John 'Can You Feel the Love Tonight'
1. Rush of the day
2. wind
3. moment
What type of imagery is used in the sentence? "The children were screaming and shouting in the fields"
sound/hearing
Correct the dialogue.
"It's not fair, yelled Sam, that I have to be treated like this!"
Add quotation marks after 'fair,' and before 'that'
What type of text is slanted?
italic
Three Truths and a Lie!
1. I went to the University of Texas at Austin.
2. I broke my arm once falling down a flight of stairs.
3. I've eaten a grasshopper on purpose.
4. I've been questioned by police about being in a gang.
#2 - I've never broken my arm.
Which of the following famous slogans is a NOT an example of personification?
a. New York: The City that Never Sleeps
b. Skittles: Taste the Rainbow
c. Oreo: Milk's Favorite Cookie
d. Goldfish: The Snack that Smiles Back
b. Skittles
What type of imagery is used in the sentence? "He whiffed the aroma of brewed coffee"
smell
What do we call the part of the sentence that tells us who is speaking and the speaking verb?
the TAG
This text feature lists the chapters and beginning page of the book. It is found in the front of the book.
table of contents
I am allergic to....
a. dogs
b. cats
c. strawberries
d. cantaloupe
b. cats