Seedfolks
Who starts the garden?
Kim
What is a pronoun?
a word that replaces a noun
What are the 7 coordinating conjunctions?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What is the "paragraph" of a poem called?
stanza
What 2 book clubs did we have?
Literary Non-fiction and Social Issues
Why does the main character start the garden?
What is an antecedent?
the noun that a pronoun replaces
What does a semicolon do?
It connects two independent clauses
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
a simile uses "like" or "as", and a metaphor doesn't
What was the short story we read together to introduce literary non-fiction book clubs?
"Power of the Powerless"
Leona
Why do we use pronouns?
to avoid sounding repetitive
What is the difference between an independent clause and a dependent clause?
an independent clause is a complete sentence (subject and predicate) and a dependent clause is an incomplete sentence/sentence fragment
a phrase that means something other than what it says
What was the topic of the digital storytelling project you did to wrap up the literary non-fiction book club?
personal narrative
Who is the author of this book and why did he write it?
Paul Fleischman and because he grew up around community gardens and knows how important they are.
What are some of the pronouns you shouldn't use in formal writing?
me, my, mine, myself, I, us, we, our/ours, ourself, yourself, your, yours
List 3 times when you should use a comma
in a list, before a coordinating conjunction, after an introductory phrase, to separate non-essential information
What is this an example of?
I've been waiting for you forever!
hyperbole
Name 5 of the social issues from the book clubs
xenophobia, sexism, terrorism, racism, prejudice, poverty, refugee crisis, bullying, mass incarceration, fast fashion, waste/pollution
Name a character from the book and talk about how they changed.
Depends on answers
What is the difference between subject and object pronouns?
Subject pronouns do the action, but object pronouns receive the action
What is the "equation" for using a coordinating conjunction correctly?
ic + c + cc + ic
(independent clause + comma + coordinating conjunction + independent clause)
Name 5 types of poetic devices
simile, metaphor, rhyme, repetition, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, alliteration, personification, imagery, idiom
Name 7 of the book club choices (from either book club)
depends on answer