Text Elements
Technical Terms
Writing
Figurative Language
Teacher Trivia
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100

What is the setting of a story?

Where/when the story takes place

100

When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this point of view

First Person

100

Give an example of a transition word to give a text detail.


VARIED RESPONSES, COULD INCLUDE: 

For example, the text states, One quote says, for instance, another example is, according to the text, and so on...

CANNOT INCLUDE: "my evidence is" or anything with "me, my, I"

100

What are the 5 senses that imagery appeals to?

Taste, touch, smell, sound, sight 

100

What is Ms. Grieff's favorite candy?

Watermelon Sour Patch Kids

200

What is another word that means problem of the story

conflict

200

What two annotation strategies help us find the meaning of unknown words and phrases by using context clues?

+2/-2 and Read + Replace

200

What 3 letters help us craft a perfect paragraph, and what do they stand for?

CER: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning

200

Pretty like Lupita when the cameras close in.

What figurative language is used here?

Simile: Uses "like" to compare her beauty to an actress

200

What is Ms. Kourani AND Mr. Ferko's favorite candy?

Reese's Cups

300

What are the 4 types of conflict (hint: person vs. ...) AND bonus if you can name the 5th one we never talked about!

Person vs. Person

Person vs. Self

Person vs. Nature

Person vs. Society

NEW BONUS: Person vs. Technology!

300

When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective 

Third Person

300

What do you HAVE TO HAVE in order to get full credit on your short responses on the state test?

Complete sentences, a correct claim, two text details that MATCH your claim

300

Which figurative language term is used when a statement is exaggerated for emphasis, like "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"?


Hyperbole



300

What is Ms. Arlington's favorite candy?

Kit Kats

400

Cause/effect, compare/contrast, problem/solution, chronological events, and main idea/description are all examples of...

text structures

400

What is the difference between comparing and contrasting? (specifically name what each one does)

Compare: Identifying similarities

Contrast: Identifying differences 

400

What are the 4 paragraphs that will go into your essay? List them in order!

1:Introduction

2:Body Paragraph 1

3:Body Paragraph 2

4:Conclusion 

400

What is the poetry annotation strategy we use to interpret the poem's meaning?

It says/It means

400

What is Ms. Brown AND Ms. Glushanok's favorite candy?

M&M's

500

Describe the difference between Main Idea and Theme.

Main idea: Explains what the text is about and is specific to that text ONLY

Theme: Gives a lesson/moral of the text and can be applied to many different stories.

500

What is a subjective summary and what is an objective summary?


Subjective: Specific statement about a subject/topic that includes bias or opinion


Objective: Overall statement or summary that's free of bias or opinion, based in facts

500

What should an objective summary never have in it?

Your opinion
500

Which figurative language term refers to words that imitate sounds, like "buzz," "crash," and "sizzle"?

Onomatopoeia

500

What is Ms. Zararis's favorite candy?

3 Musketeers 

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