Genres
How does Shakespeare write differently than Steinbeck, Orwell or Bradbury?
He writes in stanzas and rhyme.
Difference between simile and metaphor
Simile - like, as, (than)
Metaphor - is, are
How do you combine two independent clauses? (2 steps)
Comma and a FANBOYS
How should the beginning of a Main Idea sentence be set up & provide and example with Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451.
T.A.G.
In the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury,
Who is F Block's biggest sleeper?
Enrique
What makes sci-fi different than fantasy?
Sci-Fi has realistic qualities to it while fantasy does not. Sci-Fi can be attainable.
Difference between Mood and Tone
Tone = author or speaker's attitude toward something or someone
Mood = feeling or atmosphere that is taken in by the audience
What word can make a clause dependent. Name 2.
A WHITE BUS words
Hook
Thesis
Which student is quoted with saying the following: "What if Homer's first name was 'Ho' and last name was 'Mer?'"
AND
What did Ms. Bradley realize about F Block that day (think about the time of day I had that class)
Kathryn (with help from Abby and Ava)She realized that F Block last period was terrifying.
Allegories have two meanings: a _________ meaning and a ___________ meaning underneath.
The author's goal of an allegory is to make a ____________________ on society.
Literal
Symbolic
Commentary/Criticism
It is your responsibility to not just know specific figurative language but to also know its _________.
Effect or Impact
Name 3 places you need a comma.
FANBOYS for independent clause joining
After a dependent clause to separate it from an independent clause
After a conjuntive averb
To hug an appositive phrase
After an introductory phrase
Separating items on a list
3 things are needed before a quote. What are they? Hint: 1 is grammatical.
Context
Introductory phrase
Quotation marks
Name 6 students in the class who play a sport. Each student needs to play a different sport.
Label each student.
How does one read Shakespeare to best understand it? There are two things that need to happen!
Paraphrasing it and reading it to the end of a sentence or -
How is personification and metaphor different?
Metaphor is a direct comparison, making something become something else.
Personification is giving non-human things human like qualities, usually using human verbs.
How do you make a sentence active voice and provide and example.
Take away helping verbs and get rid of ing verbs.
Name the 3-4 steps of analysis after you introduce your quote.
- Translate quote if needed
- Break down words from the quote
- Explain the purpose in the scene
- Connect it back to your overall thesis/argument
Write a haiku about your class experience this year in ELA.
5, 7, 5
What is a dystopian and how is it similar to an allegory?
Dystopians are the opposite of perfect society, and an author writes a dystopian or allegory to make a criticism/commentary on society.
Finding out figurative language usually helps students build to two things - what are those two things.
Hint: Figurative language builds the ______ or _____ of a scene. That thing then build up to a _________.
Mood/Tone
Theme/Message
There are FIVE issues with the following sentence. Correct it.
Jacob was reading "macbeth" a play by William Shakespeare and now he needs to write an essay about it.
Jacob read Macbeth, a play by William Shakespeare, and now he needs to write an essay about it
How do YOU know you wrote a proficient or exemplary response? Give me 3 things you can do to check yourself (you can think about conventions in writing too.)
Think about it: How do you know you put in your best effort in a response and deserve a strong grade?
- Check grammar
- Make sure your topic sentences are correct and covering what you talk about
- Make sure you are providing context and setting up a MEANINGFUL quote
- Make sure you are integrating the quote and using MLA format
- Make sure to break down the quote and connect to your full argument
- Make sure your concluding paragraph or sentence ties is all up together
What is the Bradley family dog's name?
Extra 200pts:
- What's Ms. Bradley's dad's name?
or Extra 400pts:
- What is Ms. Bradley's powerlifting stats? (You need to be within 10 pounds)
Gemma
Scott
285 squat, 155 bench, 365 deadlift