Blast From the Past
What is the difference between connotation and denotation?
Connotation is the emotional association of a word.
What is tone?
The author or narrator's attitude towards the subject.
The underlined words are examples of:
A rocket engine uses stored rocket propellants as the reaction mass for forming a high-speed propulsive jet of fluid, usually high-temperature gas.
Technical language.
List the only three articles in the English language.
A, an, the
Dont you hear me, ive been calling you.
Don't you hear me? I've been calling you.
What is a theme?
The lesson or message of a story.
Which word would give the sentence a positive tone?
I realize that you're feeling (nosy, prying, inquisitive), but I'd rather not discuss the matter.
Inquisitive.
The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its engine.
Figurative language. More specifically, personification.
What part of speech must always be capitalized? Give an example.
Proper nouns.
Ex: Willits High School, California, Lady Gaga
She visited Houston Texas Los Angeles California and Paris France.
She visited Houston, Texas; Los Angeles, California; and Paris, France.
Name two ways a writer may choose to speed up the pacing of a story.
Accepted Answers: Dialogue, shortened sentences and paragraphs, direct language, reduced descriptions.
What is the effect of the underlined word on the tone of the sentence?
I know that Eddie and I are the same age, but he is just so juvenile.
It makes the tone negative. Juvenile implies immaturity and being childish.
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Write a subjective statement about cake.
Write an objective statement about ice cream.
Subjective should include a personal opinion or feeling.
Objective should state a verifiable fact.
For a sentence to be complete, it must have what three things?
A subject, predicate, and complete thought.
I'm having a good day today, it is my Birthday.
I'm having a good day today, because it is my birthday.
What four tools of characterization have we discussed that an author may use to reveal a character's personality?
What the character SAYS, DOES, THINKS, and how they INTERACT with others.
What TWO words most contribute to an overall derogatory tone?
Every morning my neighbor takes his mutt to the park. It always barks incessantly when leaving the building, but the old geezer never does anything about it.
Mutt = a mongrel dog.
Geezer = an old man (insult).
Name that language:
She glared at the ref, clenching her fists and seething with rage.
Connotative language.
Words like "glared," "clenching," "seething," "fists," and "rage" all contribute to a furious tone.
Name the part of speech:
You must go through the forest, over a log, and under a tree to find a bear.
Preposition
She went to safeway for Lunch and bought three bottles of juice; two starbucks coffees; and a salad.
She went to Safeway for lunch and bought three bottles of juice, two Starbucks coffees, and a salad.
Draw and label all five parts of a plot structure in order.
Exposition --> Rising Action --> Climax --> Falling Action --> Resolution
What TWO words in this sentence most contribute to a judgmental tone?
The clique whispered as Jimmy walked past, casting snide glances at his muddy shoes.Clique = "clique" is typically used in circumstances where the group is known for excluding others
Snide = derogatory or mocking in an indirect way.
Name that language:
They had a whirlwind romance. After only two days, she bit the bullet and proposed. They were married within a fly's blink.
Figurative language. Specifically, metaphor.
What is a comma-splice run-on? Write an example.
A comma-splice run-on incorrectly joins to independent clauses together with ONLY a comma.
Ex: She was a girl, he was a boy, can I make it anymore obvious?
You and i in a Little Toy Shop. Bought a bag of balloons with the money we've got.
You and I in a little toy shop bought a bag of balloons with the money we've got.