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Fill in the Blank:
Silent Reading helps us improve our reading _______?
endurance
a comparison using "like" or "as"
simile
Identify the noun in the following sentence:
The girl ran quickly.
girl
Which type of sentence has a subject and a predicate/verb.
Simple Sentence/Complete Sentence
What does ACES stand for?
Answer
Cite
Explain
Sum Up/So what?
From the list below, which book is Ms. Sexton's all time favorite:
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King by Tolkien
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The following sentence is an example of what type of figurative language?
Gnats taunted us as we ate.
personification
Identify the verb in the following sentence:
The girl ran quickly.
ran
What does the subject of a sentence?
It tells us who or what the sentence is about. It’s usually a noun or pronoun and can have describing words.
What does "cite" mean?
Back up with evidence/example
What is your all time favorite book?
Must name title and author within 10 seconds
Answers vary
The following sentence is an example of what type of figurative language?
The fireworks crackled across the sky.
onomatopoeia
Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
The girl ran quickly.
quickly
What does a predicate do?
It tells us what the subject does or what is said about the subject. It’s more than just the verb — it includes the verb and other details.
Why is it important to "explain" your evidence?
to show why your evidence supports your answer to the prompt
What is the difference between denotation and connotation?
Denotation is the dictionary definition of a word.
Connotation is the implied meaning of a word.
An author uses figurative language to set the _____ of a piece
tone
Identify the proper noun in the following sentence:
Ross and his friends went to the water park.
Ross
What is a compound sentence?
Two or more independent clauses joined by a
coordinating conjunction & comma.
Why is practicing writing so important?
Answers may vary
Fill in the blank:
An author creates tone by choosing their words or "____" very carefully.
diction
When authors set the tone, readers feel the ______
mood
Identify the adjective in the following sentence:
Ross and his friends went to the water park.
water
What is a complex sentence?
It is sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. The dependent clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence; it relies on the independent clause for meaning.
Use the following information to cite evidence in-text in MLA Format:
Author: Flannery O'Connor
Title: "A Good Thing"
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Pages: 67
Quote Used: Page 45
(O'Connor 45).