PARTS OF SPEECH
PARTS OF SPEECH 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO
NOTICE & NOTE
NOTICE & NOTEY-ER
TRUE OR FALSE
100
A word that describes something
Adjective
100
Identify the adjective in the following sentence:
Toby kicked the red ball down the stairs.
RED. An adjective describes something -- like this ball:
Toby kicked the RED ball down the stairs.
100
A 'text' is...
Something that is written. A book, a short story, a news article, a play...
100
You're reading a story about a volleyball player. One day, she's pulled aside by an older volleyball player who tells her an inspirational story.
We should pause and annotate because this is an example of....
WORDS OF THE WISER!
100
If someone talks during silent reading time, they're only hurting themselves.
FALSE! Disturbing others wastes their time, too.
200
A person, a place or a thing...
NOUN
200
Identify the verb:
Lisa eats all the Takis after school.
ATE.
A verb is an action word.
'Eat' is an action.
Lisa EATS all the Takis. (Dangit, Lisa!)
200
When we say 'annotate', we mean...
TO MARK UP THE TEXT
200
An 'A-ha!' moment happens when a character....
Suddenly realizes something.
Has a sudden insight or realization.
"Wait -- John is mean to me because he's jealous of my flute!"
200
Sensory details are one of the best ways to draw a reader into a story.
TRUE
300
Action words are called...
VERBS
300
F.A.N.B.O.Y.S. is a way to remember the list of what type of word?
CONJUNCTIONS.
Conjunctions join sentences together. ("I like chips AND candy.")
FANBOYS = For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So300
When a character starts acting differently than before, we call this a...
CONTRAST & CONTRADICTION!
300
When we see a Notice and Note signpost when reading (a memory moment, an a-ha moment...) we should...
1) Mark it in the text
2) Ask "How is this important to the story? What could it tell me about the character, conflict, theme, etc..."
300
Things in stories are sometimes random and can be put there just because...
FALSE!
Everything in a story is there for a reason.
If something happens, it should contribute to the plot or theme (bigger message) or tell us something about a character.
400
Joining words like 'and' or 'but' are called...
Conjunctions
400
ID the noun in this sentence:
Edna throws salads in the classroom.
SALADS and CLASSROOM
A person, place or thing -- these are NOUNS.
400
Mr. Tanner used this 1995 romantic comedy movie as an example of an 'A-ha!' moment...
400
You're reading a story about a doctor. He becomes sad and starts to wonder what his life would have been like if he became a comic book artist.
You should definitely pause and annotate because this is an example of....
TOUGH QUESTIONS!
400
Sensory details are all about the plot diagram and point of view.
FALSE.
Sensory details tell us what something sounds like, or looks like, or smells like, or tastes like, or feels like...
500
Words that modify verbs are called...
ADVERBS
500
'I', 'you', 'he', 'she' and 'it' are called...
PRONOUNS
500
The fanciest word for an 'A-ha moment' is... (HINT: It comes from the Greek!)
Epiphany
500
Everyone stop and write a short scene that demonstrates a MEMORY MOMENT.
[SEE MR. TANNER]
500
Everyone write two sentences using sensory details to describe an old soccer ball.
[See Mr. Tanner]