Vocabulary
Figurative means ________
Literal means ________
fake, real
A focus statement can also be called a ________
thesis
Give an example of a similie
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What are sentence rules?
1) start with a capital letter
2) end with punctuation
3) spaces between words
What does the suffix -est (loudEST) mean?
most
Liberty is another word for ______
freedom
To write an opinion essay, we use ________
OREEO
A metaphor is a _________ that does not use "like" or "as"
comparison
When do we use quotation marks?
When citing information or words that are not our own.
What is an idiom?
A common expression whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal definition of its words
Loyalist; patriot
This is the name of the paragraph that restates your thesis and 2 points
Conclusion
Describe a figurative great heart.
- courageous, generous, etc
What is a contraction?
a shortened form of two words combined into one, typically using an apostrophe to replace missing letters
Name three prefixes that mean "not" or "opposite of"
Dis-, un-, non-
What does perspective mean?
How someone sees, thinks, or feels about something
What is the writing acronym for narrative writing?
ESCAPE
"I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse." What type of figurative language is used here?
hyperbole
Identify the subject phrase: "The cat hid under the wooden table."
"the cat"
How would the start of your evidence sound in an informative paragraph using TOSEEC?
In the text, it states...
Give an example of someone we've read about this year showing resilience.
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What does each acronym stand for?
1) ESCAPE
2) OREEO
3) TOSEEC
1) Establish, setting, characters, action, problem, ending
2) Opinion, reason, evidence, elaboration, opinion
3) Topic statement, evidence, elaboration, conclusion
Figurative language is used to create vivid pictures in the mind... what is this process called?
Imagery
What is personification?
Giving human characteristics or actions to non-living objects or ideas (e.g., "The wind whispered").
Name 3 elements of poetry
line, stanza, rhythm, meter, imagery