Reading Adventures (Literature Focus)
This literary element describes the time and place where a story occurs.
What is the setting?
A word part added to the beginnings of words to slightly change their meanings.
What is a prefix?
These reliable sources include encyclopedias, textbooks, and government websites.
What are credible sources?
These words connect independent clauses and include "and," "but," and "or."
What are conjunctions?
The part of speech that describes an action or indicates a state of being.
What is a VERB?
This paragraph introduces the topic of the essay.
What is the INTRODUCTION?
This is an example of which type of figurative language: Her hair was as dry as a bone.
What is a similie?
This Greek root meaning "water" appears in words like hydrant and dehydrate.
What is "hydro?"
When writing a scientific paper or an opinion-based paper, you can follow this format: CER. CER stands for...
What is Claim, Evidence, Reasoning?
This type of punctuation combines two complete phrases that are related (and it's Ms. B-P's FAVORITE punctuation!).
What are semicolons?
Substitutes for nouns or noun phrases.
What are PRONOUNS?
This type of sentence tells what the paragraph is going to be about.
What is the TOPIC SENTENCE?
This main component of a story includes the beginning, middle, and end of events.
What is plot?
In the phrase "the wind howled through the trees," this literary device gives human qualities to something non-human.
What is personification?
The name for the explanation under a photograph, map, or diagram in a nonfiction text.
What is a caption?
Where should the comma(s) be? Although I studied all night I wasn't ready for the test.
What is ALTHOUGH I STUDIED ALL NIGHT, I WASN'T READY FOR THE TEST?
Modifies verbs and adjectives. Typically ends in -ly
What are ADVERBS?
This is the practice of checking a written work for errors before finalizing it.
What is PROOFREADING (other acceptable responses: EDITING & REVISING)?
What is the difference between the main idea of a story and the theme of a story? a) Main idea--what story is about; Theme--Life lesson or moral b) Main idea--Life lesson or moral; Theme--what the story is about c) Main idea--characters in story; Theme--climax in the story
What is a.)Main idea--what story is about; Theme--Life lesson or moral?
Keep your speech concise to save time. We have many students who need to present their reports. Concise means...
What is brief, short, and/or too-the-point?
These text features help readers quickly locate specific information in non-fiction texts.
What are headings, subheadings, table of contents, and/or indexes?
This punctuation is used to indicate an omission of words, to suggest a pause or hesitation, or to create a sense of trailing off or suspense.
What are ellipses?
Choose the correct words for each of the underlined spots: There/They're/Their is no one else like you; your/you're one of a kind!
What is THERE and YOU'RE?
The concluding paragraph should do this to the main points of the essay.
What is SUMMARIZE or RESTATE?
Similar to a paragraph in prose writing, the grouping of lines in a poem is called...
What is a stanza?
This Latin root means spirit, soul, or life.
What is anim-?
When combining information from multiple sources, this writing technique helps avoid copying text word-for-word.
What is paraphrasing?
The correct form of the following sentence: Each student in our class (live/lives) in Washington, but our principal and her siblings (come/comes) from Malaysia.
What is LIVES and COME?
This is the term for a figure of speech that exaggerates for effect.
What is HYPERBOLE?
This is used to connect ideas and create flow in writing.
What are TRANSITION WORDS/PHRASES?