Vocabulary
This is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'.
a.) metaphor
b.) simile
c.) allusion
What is b.) simile
After reading the question, what should you do next?
What is identify/define important words
Which of the following are conjunctions used to combine two sentences?
A. FANBOYS
B. PEMDAS
C. connotation
D. IDK
What is A. FANBOYS?
"An author who wrote under the pen name Ned Buntline then made the character Buffalo Bill the hero of their novels."
What change should be made in this sentence?
A. Insert a comma after Buntline
B. Change made to making
C. Change their to his
D. No change should be made
What is C. Change their to his.
Explain what a claim is.
What is a statement that conveys your ideas about a topic or quesion (your answer to something).
This is when an author gives human-like traits to inhuman things:
a.) personification
b.) allusion
c.) simile
What is a.) personification.
What is the test-taking strategy called when you go through each answer choice and first eliminate answer choices that are definitely wrong?
What is Process of Elimination
To be a complete sentence, you must have which 2 things?
A. cat + dog
B. subject + verb
C. pronoun + adjective
D. IDK
What is B.) subject + verb?
What is third person point of view?
A. it is from the perspective of the 3rd most important character.
B. It is from the perspective of the speaker, using pronouns like 'I' and 'My'.
C. It is the perspective of an outsider looking in, and uses pronouns like he, she, it, or they.
D. What someone is talking to you, and they mention a third person.
What is C. It is the perspective of an outsider looking in, and uses pronouns like he, she, it, or they.
What does the word anecdote mean?
Something story like; personal; something based on stories or retelling.
“Don't let her lead you astray in the same way that Eve led Adam, astray!" is an example of what type of figurative language?
a.) allusion
b.) metaphor
c.) personification
What is a.) allusion.
How do you know if the answer you have chosen is correct?
What is prove it!
Which of the following are ways to fix a run-on sentence?
A. add a comma and period- should be good.
B. analyze the author's word choice to determine meaning
C. use FANBOYS and a comma, recombine/re-word, or use a semicolon
D. Just keep writing; the sentence will fix itself. ;)
What is C. use FANBOYS and a comma, recombine/re-word, or use a semicolon?
Read these lines from the poem.
"I am four in this photograph, standing on a wide strip of Mississippi beach, my hands on the lowered hips of a bright bikini. . . . "
In these lines, the poet’s tone can best be described as —
F nostalgic
G strident
H apologetic
J reverent
What is F. Nostalgic.
An author's word choice is called what?
What is diction
This is clues or hints that something is going to happen:
a.) diction
b.) foreshadowing
c.) parallelism
What is b.) foreshadowing?
Is an 'ECR' and essay/long response or a short response?
What is essay/long response
What is the difference between a fragment and a run-on sentence?
A. a fragment is when my mom gets mad at me and a run-on is when she's not.
B. a fragment is a short sentence and a run-on sentence is a long one.
C. a fragment is an incomplete sentence, and a run-on sentence is lacking punctuation.
What is C. a fragment is an incomplete sentence, and a run-on sentence is lacking punctuation.
(5) Imagine flipping on the television and seeing a group of young, fit people on a sunny beach. (6) They’ve just finished a game of volleyball and are reaching for a refreshing soda. (7) You find yourself pondering the soft drink featured in the commercial. (8) But before you head to the store, stop and think twice. (9) You’ve just been a victim of the bandwagon technique.
The word pondering does not effectively convey Janie’s meaning in sentence 7. Which of the following would be the best replacement for pondering?
A touching
B craving
C carrying
D relishing
What is B. craving.
What is the difference between argumentative texts and informational texts?
What is argumentative texts= persuasive/argue a position and informational= explanatory/ explain a topic/concept/idea.
This is comparing two unlike things using is, was, are or were:
a.) simile
b.) metaphor
c.) rhyme
What is a b.) metaphor?
What strategy can you use to write a short constructed response?
What is R.A.C.E.
Restate the question
Answer the question
Cite text evidence
Explain
We use commas before conjunctions. Which is NOT the correct way to use a comma before a conjunction?
A. We were hungry, so we grabbed a burger.
B. He wanted to buy the new game, but he didn't have enough money.
C. She thinks she is the best performer, but I think Beyonce is better.
D. I love to sing yet, I am not very good at it.
What is D? I love to sing yet, I am not very good at it.
What is tone?
What is the attitude of an author toward a subject or an audience.