The type of point of view shown here:
All Shawn thought about the entire day was when he was going to get home. He had a plan already thought out of how he would sabotage his sister's science project.
What is Third person limited
100
The four types of author's purpose
What is to Inform/describe, to Persuade, to Entertain and to Explain
100
Using the text around an unknown word to define it
What is context clues
100
Definition of a simile and an example
What is comparing two unlike things using like or as
examples will vary
100
The attitude, mood or emotion of a piece of writing
What is Tone
200
The point of view shown here:
I can not believe this is happening. I studied so hard for this test, and I can't believe Mrs. Bielefeldt when she showed me the "F." I think she is playing a trick on me.
What is First person
200
A "how to" article is this type of author's purpose
What is to explain
200
Before you read a passage you use this strategy to help guide your reading
What is preview the questions
200
The following is an example of a what:
They were toy soldiers marching their way to victory on the field
The key words are:
What is a metaphor
Key words: They = toy soldiers marching and "WERE"
200
Similar meaning words are called ______________________ and opposite meaning words are called_____________________.
What are synonyms and antonyms
300
The point of view shown here:
The class was eerily quiet. Ms. Benvenuto moved around trying to figure out what was going on. Many of the students had smirks on their faces and others were avoiding eye contact.
What is Omniscient
300
The excerpt in your Social Studies textbook that talks about the bazaar is this type of author's purpose
What is to inform or describe
300
This strategy includes removing "wrong" options
What is process of elimination
300
The following has what type(s) of figurative language:
The sun smiled at me as I walked by the angry bull dog who told me to get away from his house.
What is personification
300
This is the message that goes throughout a piece of writing
What is the Theme
400
This point of view zooms in on the thoughts and feelings of just one character
What is Third person limited
400
The following is an example of this author's purpose:
The school lunch is full of nutrition and does not need to be changed. Mac stix, rib-b-ques, and crispy chicken sandwiches are extrememly healthy for you. The oil that everything is fried in has much needed vitamins and nutrients. Sign this petition to support keeping our lunches the way they are!
What is to Persuade
400
To use this strategy correctly, you must also use margin notes
What is chunking
400
The following is an example of what type of figurative language:
Ms. Benvenuto assigned the students one million hours of homework.
What is hyperbole
(even though she actually might do this:)
400
When finding a root word, you should take away the ___________ at the beginning of the word and also take away the _________________ at the end of the word.
What are prefix and suffix
500
Plays are usually told in this point of view.
What is Omniscient
500
Comic books, stories, Ripley's Believe it or Not and magazines are types of this author's purpose
What is to entertain
500
For 80% of your test questions you can use this strategy to find the exact answer
What is look back at the passage
500
The definition of an idiom and an example
What is a saying that has two meanings, one figurative and one literal; the literal meaning does not make any sense
examples will vary
500
These are the 5 parts of a plot
What are Basic Situation, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax and Resolution