Reading Skills
What is a theme?
A universal message of meaning that the reader takes from a character's journey or situation presented in a story.
When an author includes situations in a story that echo things that happen later, this is called...
Foreshadowing
Each paragraph of the body needs to begin with one of these.
A topic sentence.
Come up to the board and add commas where necessary:
The students were told to bring a pencil a notebook their Chromebook and a free reading book to class each day.
The students were told to bring a pencil, a notebook, their Chromebook, and a free reading book to class each day.
What is plagiarism?
The deliberate copying of work that is not yours and trying to pass it off as your own.
Name the five parts of plot.
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
The following line shows this type of figurative language: She is as fast as lightning.
Simile
Thesis Statement
Is this sentence grammatically correct or incorrect:
Mr. Ronnfeldt thought the test was too easy when everyone of the students got an A.
"Everyone" should be "Every one" in the sentence.
Use a coordinating conjunction to link the phrases below:
I hate doing laundry.
I need to do laundry every week.
I hate doing laundry, but I need to do laundry every week.
What is the difference between direct and indirect characterization?
Direct: author states explicitly a character's trait(s)
Indirect: the reader makes inferences of a character's trait(s) through his/her actions, words, mannerisms, etc.
When characters experience a contrast between what they expect to happen and what actually happens. This is called __________.
irony
True or False:
New information from your research should NOT be included in your conclusion paragraph.
True
Come up to the board and put the colon (:) and semicolon (;) in the correct places in these two sentences:
This is my point study and you'll do better on the test.
I will study however, I don't think it will help much.
This is my point: study and you'll do better on the test.
I will study; however, I don't think it will help much.
Circle the appositive phrase in the sentence below:
My friend, who loves to work out, pushes me to lift every morning.
The appositive phrase is "who loves to workout"
What is a protagonist?
The main character/focus of a story.
A person, place, thing, or event, that also possesses significance/meaning beyond what it literally is. It stands for something more (as interpreted by the reader).
A symbol
Typically how many body paragraphs should a typical academic essay include?
Three
Is the following sentence in active or passive voice:
The book was written by Harper Lee.
Passive.
TWO answers: Which term is used for a character that undergoes a fundamental change(s) in a story, and which term is used for a character that does not undergo any fundamental change in a story?
Dynamic and static.
What are the four different kinds of conflict?
Character vs. 1. character 2. nature 3. society 4. self
What is a character foil?
A character that is a direct contrast to another in a story. Used to show the qualities of the character they are in contrast to.
Which point-of-view should you avoid when writing informative papers?
First-Person
Circle the verb in the sentence below:
Running is good for your overall health.
Label the subject, verb, and direct object in the sentence:
The players threw the ball from base to base as they warmed up.
Subject: The players
Verb: threw
Direct Object: the ball
What would the rest of the sentence be?