VOCAB
the message or moral of a story.
the theme of "The Flowers" by Alice Walker
What is the loss of innocence/ life and death?
(other answers must be approved by your teacher)
Inference that can be made about this situation:
You are driving fast down the road. All of a sudden, there are blue and red lights behind you.
What is you are getting pulled over for speeding?
This is a clause that cannot stand by itself because its not a complete thought. It feels like something is missing.
What is a dependent clause?
Misplaced or Dangling Modifier
She almost drover her kids to school every day in her pajamas.
What is a misplaced modifier?
the process by which the author reveals the personality of a character.
What is characterization?
This happens at the climax of the story "The Flowers" by Alice Walker.
What is
Myop finds the dead body/ hanged man.
Inference that can be made about this person:
Roger is sitting alone in a dark room, staring out the window with a frown.
What is he is
sad, upset, depressed, etc?
The word(s) in this sentence that signals the start of the dependent clause.
Unless you stop coming to class late, I will continue to mark you tardy.
What is unless?
Misplaced or Dangling
He found a wallet in the street that was full of cash.
What is a misplaced modifier?
how the author feels in a text.
What is tone?
the mood of this passage
"The abandoned playground lay silent under a sky heavy with dark clouds, where rusted swings swayed slowly in a wind no one could feel."
What is...
eerie, unsettling, ominous, nervous, scary, etc.
Inference that can be made about this student:
During a test, Bella looks at her watch frequently and bites her nails.
What is
she's nervous, anxious, unprepared? etc
It's what is wrong with this sentence.
The dog barked excitedly eager to play as soon as the children arrived.
What is you need a comma after excitedly?
Misplaced or Dangling Modifier
After reading the book, the movie was disappointing.
What is a dangling modifier?
a paragraph of crucial information from a text that explains the main idea
What is a summary?
the tone of this passage
"Sunlight filtered softly through the old attic window, dust dancing in the warm air around forgotten toys and faded photographs."
What is...
nostalgic, sentimental, etc
What happened to the grandfather in this story:
"...imagining the nights her grandfather's hands had adjusted the dials with precision. A pang of melancholy passed through her- grief mixed with admiration"
What is the grandfather has passed away?
It's what is wrong with this sentence.
The sun set behind the mountains, the sky was painted with shades of orange and purple.
What is a comma splice?
(how can we fix it??)
How we can fix this sentence.
After finishing dinner, the dishes were washed by the children.
What is
After they finished dinner, the children washed the dishes?
the four steps in writing an SCR
What is RACE (restate, answer, cite, explain)?
Characterization: what you can tell me about James based on this passage.
"James wobbles on his bright red bike, his small hands gripping the handlebars tightly as he takes a deep breath and pushes off the ground. He is both excited and nervous"
What is he's young, or he's brave?
What is going on in this scene:
"James wobbles on his bright red bike, his small hands gripping the handlebars tightly as he takes a deep breath and pushes off the ground. He is both excited and nervous"
What is he is learning to ride a bike for the first time?
It's what's wrong with this sentence.
While many people enjoy Diet Coke for its refreshing taste others criticize it for its artificial sweeteners; however, it remains a popular choice among those looking to reduce their sugar intake.
What is it needs a comma after taste?
How we can fix this sentence.
While enjoying a picnic in the park, the sandwiches were eaten by the children that their mother had packed.
What is
While enjoying a picnic in the park, the children ate the sandwiches that their mother had packed?