Reading
The location and time of a story
What is the setting?
This part of an essay tells what the topic will be.
What is the introduction?
A 1943 copper penny could be worth as much as 50 thousand dollars. In 1943, most pennies were made out of steel since copper was needed for World War II, so the 1943 copper penny is very rare. Another rarity is the 1955 double die penny. These pennies were mistakenly double stamped, so they have overlapping dates and letters. If it doesn't show signs of wear and is still shiny, it can easily be sold for $25,000 at an auction. Now that’s a pretty penny!
A) In 1943, most pennies were made out of steel
B) Rare pennies are worth a lot of money.
C) The 1955 double die penny can be sold for $25,000
I love going to baseball games they are so much fun people love baseball a lot because it is fun to watch.
The incorrect sentence above is an example of this type of sentence.
What is a run-on sentence?
She walked as swift as the wind to get to class on time.
People or things inside a story is called?
Characters
This is a short version of the story that includes just the important details.
What is the summary?
(use a pre-fix) What kind of writing helps you develop your first draft?
Pre-writing, graphic organizer, bullet points, etc...
This is the correct way to write a title of a book. "Wonder"
What is false?
This classroom is an icebox!
metaphor
What do you call a part of the book with titles and pages of where to find them?
This type of writing can be fiction or non-fiction, but is usually written as a story with characters, setting, a plot, and descriptive details.
What is narrative writing?
Sir Isaac Newton was in his garden one day in 1665 when he noticed an apple fall from a tree. Newton wondered to himself, "Why should the apple always fall to the ground? Why doesn't it go sideways or upwards but directly toward the Earth's center?" After much thought, Newton concluded that objects are pulled to the Earth through a force that he called "gravity," which means "heaviness in Latin." In 1687, Newton wrote a book about the science behind gravity.
Sir Isaac Newton discovered gravity.
That is (there, their, or they're) dog.
What is their?
The sea lashed out in anger at the ships, unwilling to tolerate another battle.
Personification
This is the main message the author wants to convey in his/her story. This is the moral is the lesson that the writer wants you to learn from the story.
What is a theme?
When the story is told from the perspective of the narrator, using words like "I" or "me"
What is first person?
Although many people think a koala is a bear, it is not. The koala is a type of mammal called a marsupial. A kangaroo is also a marsupial. These mammals carry their babies in a pouch. The kangaroo’s pouch is on her stomach, but the koala’s pouch is on her back. Both feed their babies milk and keep them secure in their pouch until they are strong enough to survive on their own.
The koala and the kangaroo are both marsupials, but they have some differences.
One is correct.
After I went to walmart, I ran home to see my new puppy.
After flying into New York, I went to see my old teacher.
What is "After flying into New York, I went to see my old teacher?"
I've told you a million times to clean your room!
Hyperbole
the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.
What is a plot?
This is the last part of a paper that wraps it up. It is best to end this with an impact statement.
There are many types of deadly venom in the animal kingdom, but perhaps no stranger carrier than the platypus. The platypus is one of few venomous mammals. Male platypus carry a venom mixture in their ankles. This venom incapacitates victims with excruciating pain. Stranger still, the platypus is the only mammal that uses electroreception. That means that the platypus uses its bill to sense the electricity produced by the muscular movements of its prey. Electroreception is a sixth sense, different from seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, or feeling. Perhaps most odd, the platypus is the only mammal that lays eggs rather than giving birth to live young. What an odd creature indeed.
The platypus is an odd creature.
The sloth may stay in the tree all day.
The helping verb in the sentence above is _____.
What is may?
The kid was so mad at his mom, he was giving her the cold shoulder.
Idiom