Reading
Editing
Examples of Figurative Language
Figurative Language
Wild Card
100
What is the difference between DENOTATION and CONNOTATION?
Deno= Dictionary Def Conno= Context/textual Def
100
What is editing?
Correcting the technical parts of our writing.
100
Did you hear how she broke up with him? That girl is ice.
Metaphor
100
Comparison using "Like" or "As"
Simile
100
What should you NOT bring on testing days?
Your backpack/bag.
200
What is tone?
The author's attitude/feelings about the text.
200
What are three different types of punctuation we could correct in an essay?
Commas, apostrophes, periods, etc
200
Smooth as velvet
Simile
200
Comparison without "like" or "as"
metaphor
200
What time do you get out of school on semester exam days?
11:35am
300
What is theme?
Theme is the "lesson" or overall message of the text.
300
If we are not sure a word should be capitalized, what resource can we use?
A dictionary.
300
We slept in soft sheets
Alliteration
300
Use of the same consonant sound in a series of words
Alliteration
300
Why is your semester grade important?
It is how you earn credits for graduation.
400
How can we determine the author's purpose?
Read the text and make an inference about why the writer chose to write the text.
400
Why is it important to edit our writing?
Answers will vary. (readability, meaning is as intended, etc)
400
The sea swallowed the ships
Personification
400
Giving human actions or qualities to non-human things
personification
400
What could be on your semester exam?
All topics/skills taught from the first semester.
500
What is an Inference?
What we know (our knowledge) + what the text says (what you read)= a answer/response not found in the text
500
What is the process for determining if a spelling answer choice is correct or not?
Look up first word in bold. If found in dictionary, it is not the right answer. If it is not found in the dictionary, it is the correct choice.
500
Gray mountains capped with snow, echoing birdsongs and carrying chilly winds.
Imagery
500
Language that appeals to the five senses (also called sensory language)
Imagery
500
When choosing a multiple choice question, what are some strategies you can use to make sure you get the right answer?
Elimination, dictionary, go back and try making sense of each option, etc.
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