Figurative Language
Define "personification"
List the 5 parts of plot
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
the text structure that would use words like "however" or "on the other hand"
compare / contrast
Identify the verb: “The students grew large sunflowers in the garden”
grew
meaning of the root -port-
to carry
What type of figurative language is this:
Even though the project was difficult, Maya decided to bite the bullet and finish it before the deadline. .
idiom
What are at least 2 ways you figure out theme in a story?
lesson character learns
what's important to a character
things that repeat over and over
Words like "later on" or "next" show which type of text structure?
narrative / chronological
Which sentence is passive voice?
A. The ball was thrown by the boy.
B. The boy threw the ball down the street.
C. The ball rolled down the street.
A. The ball was thrown by the boy.
Identify the subject in this sentence.
The cat was chased by the dog.
the dog
"bark!" "honk!" "vroom!" "beep!"
these are examples of.....
onomatopoeia
Define "dramatic irony"
When the reader knows something a character in the story does not know.
ex: like the teacher did not know Margot was in the closet
Which piece of evidence would be irrelevant to helping a student prove that pizza should be served at lunch each day?
A. A survey showing that most students prefer pizza over other lunch options
B. Nutritional information explaining how pizza can include multiple food groups
C. A report showing increased lunch participation on days when pizza is served
D. A description of how pizza was first created in Italy hundreds of years ago
D. A description of how pizza was first created in Italy hundreds of years ago
Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
A. The storm; grew stronger, the winds howled through the trees.
B. The storm grew stronger; the winds howled through the trees.
C. The storm grew stronger; and the winds howled through the trees.
D. The storm grew stronger while the winds; howled through the trees.
B. The storm grew stronger; the winds howled through the trees.
The students read the instructions on the worksheet.
What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?
on the worksheet.
He had the Midas touch—everything he worked on turned successful.
What type of figurative language is this?
allusion
What are at least 2 types of conflict seen in stories?
character vs character
character vs self
character vs society
character vs nature
character vs technology
List what each letter of our B.E.A.S.T acronym stands for
B - Bias / POV
E - explain the topic (central idea)
A - author purpose
S - structures
T - teach (what did you learn)
The words "weak" and "week" or "sun" and "son" are examples of ....
homophones
Identify the antecedent in this sentence:
Amanda walked down the street towards her house.
Amanda
List 6 types of figurative language.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Idiom
Hyperbole
Allusion
Onomatopoeia
Imagery
What is it called when a character does not change over the course of the story?
static or flat
What type of structure often appears at the end of speeches to demand something of the audience? (we talked about these with Greta Thunberg's and Malala's speeches)
Call to Action
Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly?
A. The students’ projects were displayed in the hallway.
B. The students project’s were displayed in the hallway.
C. The student’s projects were displayed in the hallways.
D. The students projects' were displayed in the hallways.
A. The students’ projects were displayed in the hallway.
Which one of the following is correct?
A. The pack of wolves was hungry.
B. The pack of wolves were hungry.
C. The pack of wolves are hungry.
A. The pack of wolves WAS hungry.