Reading
Denotation is the dictionary definition of the word.
Connotation is ______________________
All the feelings and ideas associated with a word.
One way to fix a run-on is to use a _________ and a FANBOYS between the complete thoughts.
comma
Mary's 's voice is music to my ears.
What literary device is used in the above sentence?
Metaphor
What is the "thesis" called in a persuasive essay?
Position statement
What does Coach Ellis like to have almost every day even when its freezing outside?
A snowcone
The "theme" of a text is ______________________
The message or lesson the author was communicating
What is one of the two reasons you use apostrophes?
Possession (ownership)
Contractions (combining two words - you're, haven't)
The wind played with her hair as she stood on the dock.
Personification
What do you need in an introduction?
A hook (attention getter)
Your Position Statement
What time do we get out next week for final exam days?
11:35am
When you are answering STAAR Questions, you must make ______________-. This means "reading between the lines" and making educated claims based on what you know and what's in the text.
inferences
What is wrong with the sentence below?
The car, which belongs to Sergio, has a really fast engine.
Appositive Phrase
Need commas around appositive phrases!
The car, which belongs to Sergio, has a really fast engine.
What should go in paragraph 2 of your persuasive essay?
How many reindeer are in the song "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer?"
8
to persuade, to entertain, and to inform
You can also fix a run-on sentence by using a ____________. Put this punctuation mark between the two complete thoughts.
semicolon
What is the literary device that uses extreme exaggerations?
I waited in line for an eternity to get into that concert.
Hyperbole
What is the last sentence of a persuasive essay that tells the reader to take action or think in a different way?
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Characters, setting, plot, conflict, and resolution are all found in what genre of writing?
Fiction
What are the 3 Sentence "Must Haves"?
Subject
Verb
Express a Complete Thought
The sun beat down on their heads all day long.
What literary device is used in sentence above?
Personification
What are the different types of hooks? (Name 2)
Rhetorical Questions, Sensory Detail Descriptions, Bold Statements, Quotations
When will you get your results of the English I Retest?
End of January