Exposition
Plural, Singular, Possessive
Parts of Speech: N, V, Adj & Pronouns
Perspectives, Fact & Opinion
Supported Predictions
100
Ender's Game is Orson Scott Card's darkly melancholy story of a boy named Ender who goes to Battle School in the year 2150 to fight aliens. Identify the title, author, setting, characters, tone/mood, main action or event, and genre.
Title: Ender's Game Author: Orson Scott Card Setting: Battle School in 2150 Characters: Ender and the aliens Tone/Mood: dark and melancholy Main Action/Event: fight aliens Genre: science fiction
100
Change the following into a possessive. -- the car owned by Molly What is the possessor and is it singular or plural? If it is plural, identify if it is regular or irregular.
Molly's car possessor = Molly (singular)
100
Identify all nouns, verbs, adjectives, and pronouns in the following sentence: Luol stands tall.
Luol (noun) stands (verb) tall (adjective)
100
Identify the perspective and key word(s). You jump into the pool. You are eaten by a shark. You see your friend in the shark's stomach.
second person perspective ("you")
100
Make a prediction. Support it with evidence. Maria continued to read quietly. Behind her, the scorpion tank lay empty.
The scorpion will sting her. Evidence: empty tank
200
Miracle's Boys is Jacqueline Woodson's story about three fictional brothers trying to grow up. This takes place in the city today in the shadow of their mother's death while one of them joins a gang. Identify the title, author, setting, characters, main action, tone/mood, and genre.
Title: Miracle's Boys Author: Jacqueline Woodson Setting: city and today (present day) Characters: three brothers Main Action: mother's death and brother joining gang Tone/Mood: sad and dark Genre: realistic fiction
200
Change the following into a possessive. -- the mother of the three brothers What is the possessor and is it singular or plural? If it is plural, identify if it is regular or irregular.
the three brothers' mother possessor = three brothers (plural)
200
Sorrowful Sally cried, but then she stopped.
nouns: Sally verbs: cried, stopped adjectives: sorrowful pronouns: she
200
Identify all facts and opinions. Shiro is a very generous man. Last year he gave $500,000 to three different charities. I wish everyone did that.
opinions: - Shiro is a very generous man. - I wish everyone did that. fact: - Last year he gave $500,000 to three different charities.
200
Make a prediction. Support it with evidence. Sparks began to fizz from the control panels of Elizabeth's spaceship. The lights went from their usual mellow white to a bloody red.
The spaceship will crash or break. Evidence: (sparks from the control panels; emergency lights)
300
The story is about a made-up soldier named John who served in George Washington's army during the Revolutionary War. What is the genre and why?
historical fiction (real history: George Washington and Revolutionary War; fictional character named John)
300
Change the following into a possessive. -- the flying formation of the geese What is the possessor and is it singular or plural? If it is plural, identify if it is regular or irregular.
the geese's flying formation possessor = geese (plural)
300
Identify all nouns, verbs, adjectives, and pronouns in the following sentence: Yaga leapt into her ugly house.
nouns: Yaga, house verb: leapt adjectives: ugly pronoun: her
300
I hope to never eat Ariana's cooking again. After eating it yesterday, I was sick for two hours.
opinion: I hope to never eat Ariana's cooking again. fact: After eating it yesterday, I was sick for two hours.
300
Roman had been trying to turn on the stove for five minutes to cook when his friend Antonyece called to say she had a new pet giraffe. He got so caught up in his excitement that he ran straight out the door to her house. What he didn't hear was the little hissing sound. Bonus: What is the perspective or point of view?
The house will burn down. Evidence: (didn't turn off the stove, hissing sound of gas leak) Bonus: third person omniscient
400
There is a story about a woman who loses her job and how that affects her family. She learns about the importance of determination and family. What is the genre and why?
realistic fiction - everyday events, fictional characters
400
How do we change or add to the following possessors to turn them from singular to plural? Then use the apostrophes. flowers of the garden broomsticks of the witch sharpness of the knife problems of the activity
gardens' flowers witches' broomsticks knives' sharpness activities' problems
400
Matthew's brain hurt after the alien laid its eggs in his head.
Matthew (antecedent) his (pronoun) alien (antecedent) it (pronoun)
400
Identify the perspective or point of view: Luis sighed as he wrote down the homework. He didn't understand why the teacher didn't assign more. He loved homework so much!
third person limited
400
As Christmas music played in the background, Emanuel cracked five eggs into the bowl. He poured in the sugar and whisked it in. He opened the refrigerator and looked at the milk with the 8/1 tag. Then he poured it into the bowl. He was so excited for his family to try his Christmas cake.
His family will get sick from the bad milk. (It's Christmas and the milk is from August.)
500
Malcolm X writes the story of his life and his struggle for civil rights. What is the genre and why?
autobiography - He writes about HIS life!
500
Give two examples of regular plural nouns. Give two examples of irregular plural nouns. Explain what the difference is.
possible answers: regular plural nouns: cars, dogs, lamps, factories irregular plural nouns: children, men, women, geese, mice Regular plurals end in "s" most of the time. Irregular plurals do not.
500
Identify all pronouns and their antecedents. You must match them up properly. Janellie's arm fell off after the zombie bit it.
antecedent (arm) pronoun (it)
500
Name that perspective. Defend how you know for sure. Ralph fell from the sky. He knew he was going to die, so he closed his eyes and tried to come to peace with his death. From behind, Vanellope swooped in to save him.
third person omniscient -- We know Ralph's feelings. -- He doesn't know Vanellope is coming to save him. (Evidence: "closed his eyes" and "from behind")
500
Andrea shook her head in defeat as she paid up for the charity raffle. Why bother? She had been having a string of bad luck lately. First, she had stubbed her toe on the table leg. Then she had accidentally knocked over the orange juice onto her favorite shirt. Also, termites had started eating the very wood of her house. However, her luck was about to change.
Andrea will win the raffle. Evidence: "Her luck was about to change."
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