What is the setting of a story?
Where/when the story takes place
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
First Person
What should an engaging introduction include?
A) A hook, background information, and a thesis statement
B) Random facts and a question
C) Only a thesis statement
D) A long, unrelated story
A) A hook, background information, and a thesis statement
What is the opening paragraph to your writing called?
Introduction
What is the theme of a story?
the lesson or moral of a story
The problem of the story
Which figurative language term is used when a statement is exaggerated for emphasis, like "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"?
Hyperbole
Which type of details appeal to the five senses—sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell—to create a vivid image for the reader?
Sensory details
She is busy as a bee.
What is the pronoun in the sentence?
She
What is text evidence?
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To tell how things are the same or different
When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective
Third Person
Identify the point of view used in this sentence:
"You should always check both ways before crossing the street."
Second-person point of view
Which point of view allows the narrator to describe the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters?
Third-person omniscient
Which part of an essay reminds the reader about the thesis and main points while leaving them with a final message?
The Conclusion
Which word in the sentence is the pronoun:
"Ms. S. was so excited to teach her students this new lesson."
her
What a nonfiction text is mostly about?
Facts or real events
What is a verb?
What are the verbs in this sentence:
She watched him play at the park.
watched and play
Name 3 adjectives
description words
Describe what an objective summary is and how long it should be.
It is a brief summary of a text that used only facts, no opinions. It should be 4-6 sentences.
What is at the top? The climax or the resolution?
Climax
What type of article is based around facts and could talk about medicine, science, or technology?
A science feature article
Which figurative language term refers to words that imitate natural sounds, like "buzz," "crash," and "sizzle"?
Onomatopoeia
In Skeleton Creek, who is an example of a protagonist? (Give me ONE of their names)
Sarah and Ryan