Theme/Central Idea
What theme will be used to answer the following questions?
Which quote from the scene best communicates the theme of sacrificing for the good of others?
sacrificing for the good of others
What is imagery?
Descriptive diction you can see, feel, hear, taste, and smell.
What does the word emphasized mean?
Bring attention to.
Replace the underlined portion with a synonym.
The store ran out of Albert's favorite ice cream, which caused Albert to be sullen for the rest of the afternoon.
Grumpy, Petulant, Morose, Sad/Angry
What punctuation mark should separate the underlined sections?'
A doctor has a more important task in addition to these curing illnesses.
Colon -- :
Fill in the blank:
What are the components of a theme?
Abstract topic and author's message about life.
Mood=Atmosphere of the text
Tone=Speaker/Narrator's Attitude
What is an author's purpose?
The author's reason for writing (inform, persuade, entertain)
What is a generalization?
A generalization is a statement that takes a lot of different evidence to arrive at a conclusion that is then applied to something.
For example, all of the kids that I know do not like to eat broccoli or asparagus. Therefore, kids do not like vegetables.
Correct the sentence:
I dedicate this award to my parents Jane Austen and Albert Einstein.
I dedicate this award to my parents, Jane Austen, and Albert Einstein.
Explain the difference between central idea and theme.
Central Idea= One sentence summary (specific to the text)
Theme= Abstract topic and author's message about life. (universal)
Why do author's use personification?
to illustrate something about the thing being personified
Which of the following are spelled incorrectly?
Recieves
Aggregate (means collected from all over)
Vacation
Absence
Recieves should be receives
Three strategies that you can use to help you answer a multiple choice question
1. Use context clues
2. Process of elimination
3.Substitution
Correct the sentence:
This restaurant has an exciting atmosphere the food on the other hand is rather bland.
This restaurant has an exciting atmosphere; the food, on the other hand, is rather bland.
Create a theme for "Letter from a Birmingham Jail."
Racial segregation dehumanizes and demeans.
Define Ethos, Logos, and Pathos
All are rhetorical appeals.
Ethos= credibility
Pathos= emotion
Logos= Logic
Define the word depiction.
Description
Finish the sentence.
If a question is asking me to compare two texts, the correct answer choice will...
be about BOTH texts.
What is the difference between a sentence fragment and a comma splice?
A sentence fragment is not a complete thought and lacks subject/verb.
A comma splice is two sentences joined with only a comma.
Create a central idea for "Letter from a Birmingham Jail."
The time to protest racial segregation is now.
ENTIRE GROUP!
Create an example for one of the following devices. Example I like the most wins.
Allusion
Metaphor
Imagery
Personification
Answers vary.
1. Explain what the class reward for getting the most growth out of all of the classes on the midterm.
2. Explain what each student can win by growing 10% on the midterm vs their last test.
1. Class Movie Day
2. Snack/Music Pass
1. What is the paragraph of each poem called?
2. What is the lines of each poem called?
1. Stanza
2. Lines
They couldn't make it to the summit and back before dark therefore they decided to camp for the night.
They couldn't make it to the summit and back before dark; therefore, they decided to camp for the night.