Grammar Goodness
What word do we use for a sentence that is not complete?
Fragment
What part of the Story Arc is the most exciting, turning point of the story?
Climax
What do we start every EGC class with?
quick write
Finish the lyrics:
"Dashing through the snow, in a ___________."
One horse open sleigh
What is the essential core of every sentence?
Subject + Verb
What should always be capitalized that Mrs. Friberg gets really crabby about?
I
What does EGC stand for?
English, Grammar and Composition
Finish the lyrics:
"She didn't see me sneak
down the stairs to ____ __ ______"
have a peak
If a sentence has a Dependent clause, it must also have a __________ clause
Independent
What part of the Story Arc is the introduction where setting and characters are introduced?
Exposition
What are the 3 Summatives we have completed this semester?
1. Home Language
2. Personal Narrative
3. Short story
Finish the lyrics:
"all the lights are shining so brightly everywhere
and the sound of ________ __________ fills the air"
children's laughter
The dog
What are the five kinds of sensory description?
Smell, Taste, Touch, Sound, Sight
What is the term we learned last week for combining home language with academic grammar?
Language Meshing
Finish the lyrics:
"______ _______ being sung by a choir"
yuletide carols
What does AAAWWUBBIS stand for?
A - After B - Because
A - Although B - Before
A - As I - If
W - When S - Since
W - While
U - Until
What is a setting?
Time and place that the story occurs
In Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe, The main character murders the old man because of....
His eye
"I want a hippopotamus for christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
Don't want a doll, no dinky tinkertoy
I want _ ________ __ ______ __ ___ _______"
a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy