Figurative Language
"Boom", "pow", and "crash" are examples of what?
Onomatopoeia
What are the parts of a thesis?
A claim and reasons.
What is the story's setting?
Where and when the story takes place.
Who wrote A Long Walk to Water?
Linda Sue Park
Who was the first president of America?
George Washington
What is the definition of a simile?
The comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as".
Including quotes from other writing in your essay is referred to as what?
Evidence.
"Always learn from your mistakes" is an example of what?
A story's theme.
In what three countries did Salva's journey take place? (excluding America)
Sudan, Kenya, and Ethiopia
Who wrote The Cat in the Hat?
Dr. Seuss
"Sally sells sea shells on the seashore" is an example of what?
Alliteration
An introductory paragraph typically includes these three things.
A hook, background information, and a thesis.
What do we call the most exciting or turning point of a narrative?
The climax
How long (hours) did Nya have to walk to get water for her family?
8 hours
What is the most spoken language in the world?
Mandarin Chinese
A police station getting robbed is an example of what?
Irony
What type of organizational structure would you use to list things happening in order?
Sequential order or chronological order
Giving the reader clues to what is going to happen later in the story is called what?
Foreshadowing
How many siblings did Slava have?
4. Two brothers and two sisters.
What is the only land animal that cannot jump?
The elephant.
What figurative language is present in the following line?
"Many a night, just at midnight, when all the world slept"
Personification. The world cannot literally sleep.
A smaller part of a larger piece of writing is called a what?
An excerpt
What are the four different types of conflict we discussed in class?
Man vs self, man vs man, man vs nature, and man vs society.
What tribe was Salva from?
Dinka
Helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon are called what gases?
Noble gases.