Tone
What are 3 words in this passage that create the tone for the passage?
David and Marshawn nervously bit on their pencils during the ominous final exam. The fear was foreboding; the answers would not jump out at them, but instead curled at the tips of their brains, alluding them, while the administrator yelled, "5 MINUTES!"
Nervously
Ominious
Fear
Forboding
Yelled
What is giving human characteristics to non-human things or objects?
Personification
Where do the commas belong in this sentence: When I think of you my heart sings.
When I think of you, my heart sings.
How do you spell your teacher's last name?
H-A-N-S-E-N
Often you feel you’ve done nothing when you’ve actually done a lot. That’s because what you did do seemed beneath notice—it was so small that it didn’t “count.” But it did—just as each stitch counts toward a finished dress, each brick or nail toward a house you can live in, each mistake toward knowing how to do things right.
Which word best describes the tone of this passage?
a. hesitant b. encouraging c. amused
Encouraging
What is the term for a moral/lesson/real world application that a story is trying to teach?
A theme
What change needs to be made to this sentence?
He explained that water is heated by the sun, evaporates up into the air, condenses into drops, and then fell back to the ground.
Change "fell" to "falls"
How old is your teacher?
30
A vaccine is a preparation of killed or weakened germs that is injected under the skin and causes the blood to produce antibodies against the disease. Effective vaccines, for instance, have been developed for small pox, rabies, and polio.
Which tone is shown in this paragraph?
a. objective b. arrogant c. regretful
Objective
What is the pattern of rhymes in the lines of a poem?
A rhyme scheme
What change should be made to the following sentence:
Shay saw one of the companys advertisements met the qualifications, so she applied.
How many years has your teacher worked at NCHS?
4
What are 3 words that create a sorrowful tone in this passage?
We have come together this afternoon to mourn the deaths of sixteen miners—our friends and neighbors—who were trapped by fire yesterday, deep below the earth. They lived bravely and they died too soon, leaving behind grieving wives and bewildered children. We bid them a final farewell.
Mourn, Deaths, Trapped, Died too soon, Grieving wives, Bewildered children, Farewell
What is the term for positive or negative feelings/emotions that are associated with a word?
Connotation
Where do commas belong in this sentence: Doctor Edgar Laird a professor of English at TCU taught me how to punctuate.
Doctor Edgar Laird, a professor of English at TCU, taught me how to punctuate.
What are your teacher's cats' names?
Remi and Gumbo
What are 3 words/phrases that give this piece an impassioned tone?
We are seriously failing our nation’s teenagers when it comes to education concerning AIDS. Somehow we must convince them, without delay, that this terrible illness can happen to them, not just to isolated groups in big cities. Let’s give them the information they need to protect themselves—before it’s too late.
Failing, We must convince them, without delay, terrible illness, protect themselves, too late
What is an object, person, situation, event, or action that represents a larger idea or concept in a story or poem?
A symbol
What change needs to be made to the following sentence?
After retiring from NASA in 1971, Sally Ride becomes a fierce advocate for science education.
Change "becomes" to "became"
What is one job that your teacher had before working at NCHS?
--University English Professor
OR
--Speechwriter for a member of Scottish Parliament