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Pronouns
Grammar and Mechanics
Figurative Language and Poetry
Book Clubs
100

Who starts the garden?

Kim

100

What is a pronoun?

a word that replaces a noun

100

What are the 7 coordinating conjunctions?

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

100

What is the "paragraph" of a poem called?

stanza

100

What 2 book clubs did we have?

Literary Non-fiction and Social Issues

200

Why does the main character start the garden?

Her father who passed away was a farmer and she wants to feel closer to him.
200

What is an antecedent?

the noun that a pronoun replaces

200

What does a semicolon do?

It separates two independent clauses

200

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

a simile uses "like" or "as", and a metaphor doesn't

200

What was the short story we read together to introduce literary non-fiction book clubs?

"Power of the Powerless"

300
What character took a bag of trash to the Public Health Department?

Leona

300

Why do we use pronouns?

to avoid sounding repetitive 

300

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

300
What is an idiom?

a phrase that means something other than what it says

300

What was the topic of the digital storytelling project you did to wrap up the literary non-fiction book club?

personal narrative

400

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.

400

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

400

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

400

What is this an example of?
I've been waiting for you forever!

hyperbole

400

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

500

Name a character from the book and talk about how they changed.

Depends on answers

500

What is the difference between subject and object pronouns?

Subject pronouns do the action, but object pronouns receive the action

500

What is the "equation" for using a coordinating conjunction correctly?

ic + c + cc + ic

(independent clause + comma + coordinating conjunction + independent clause)

500

Name 5 types of poetic devices

simile, metaphor, rhyme, repetition, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, alliteration, personification, imagery, idiom

500

Name 7 of the book club choices (from either book club)

depends on answer

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