Greek and Latin Roots
Name the roots and meanings in the word "autobiography."
Auto: self
Bio: life
Graph: write
A complete sentence that states the story’s MESSAGE about the topic is called?
THEME
The sentence with your claim and big ideas is called?
A THESIS statement.
What TWO literary devices are in the following quote: "I think the sun is a flower, that blooms for just one hour" (Bradbury).
Metaphor and rhyme.
The first short story we read where a boy lies about another boy in his class was called?
"Charles"
What does the root "Matr-" mean?
Mother
To analyze means?
To break down/a part.
Direct quotes are also known as?
Evidence
What TWO literary devices are in the following: “There was a good crystal frost in the air; it cut the nose and made the lungs blaze like a Christmas tree inside…” (Bradbury).
Personification and simile.
In our AI unit, we talked about how computers are also called LLMs. What does LLM stand for?
Large-language model.
The root "derm" means?
Skin
Define "summary."
A summary gives concise, key details about a text, avoiding spoilers and a lot of details.
The sentence that introduces your paragraph is called?
Topic sentence.
Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature's law is wrong it learned to walk with out having feet. Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else ever cared.
The rose is a symbol for?
A person who struggled/someone who perseveres/ a child who struggled.
What is the syllable structure of a haiku?
5-7-5
Name the roots and meanings of the roots in "seismophobia."
Seism: earthquake
Phobia: fear of
A form of writing that uses carefully chosen words to express ideas/feelings and a lot of figurative language is called?
Poetry!
Analysis/commentary.
That test was a slam dunk! Is an example of what literary device AND what does this sentence mean?
Allusion. It means the test was super easy.
When we learned about characterization, we used the acronym T.A.B.L.E.S. to describe a character. What do these letters stand for?
Thoughts
Actions
Background
Looks
Effect on others
Says
Name the roots and meanings in the word "paleontology."
Paleo: fossil
ology: Study of
What are the six points we label on a plot chart, and what do they include?
Exposition: setting/characters
Conflict: problem
Rising action: result of the conflict
Climax: the most exciting part/conflict is resolved
Falling action: wrap up the story
Resolution: what the character learns/how they change.
We wrote a lot. What form of writing includes storytelling and setting up a plot with characters?
Narrative writing
"Jack the jaguar jumped through the jungle" is an example of what literary device?
Alliteration
In Ms. Ahmed's "Near Death Experience" story, what was the conflict?
Ms. Ahmed fell into the river after chasing her shoe.