VERBS
Tennessee fans accept that Alabama is better than them.
"accept"
Someone stole the red truck.
red
The "life lesson" in a story.
Theme
Mr. Lee asked Eddie to explain his absense.
absence
This is a movie about a girl on an island who sings a lot.
Moana
Landon thought about his bad mistake in class.
"thought"
"I had the worst weekend ever." - Baylea
"worst"
The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the ATTITUDES, FEELINGS, and MOOD of the author.
Tone
Sage and Elijah were determend to read more words than each other.
determined
This movie is about a girl who is cold and needs to let it go.
Frozen
Mr. Lee felt insulted when Keegan skipped his class.
The Lake Forest Middle School cafeteria serves excellent food.
"LFMS" and "excellent"
The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning. This can be situational, dramatic, or verbal.
Irony
Dylan can't help but exclame "Why!" whenever he has to work.
exclaim
"Gotta catch em all."
Pokemon
Did you fix the mistake in your homework?
"Fix"
Maverick's favorite color is pink.
"pink"
In a story, this gives the reader hints about what might happen in the rest of the story.
Foreshadowing
If he had a choice, Eddie would sell around the world in a boat with nothing but a rubics cube.
sail
This TV show is about a grandpa and a son who like to travel through space and time.
Rick and Morty
We will be swimming in the lake this afternoon.
"will be swimming"
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
pickled
A conversation between characters in a story.
Dialogue
Reid through the shot put ball farther than anyone else at Lake Forest (except for Mr. Lee).
threw
This movie is about a shark who keeps eating people. (also Mr. Lee's favorite movie)
Jaws