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I stop a sentence. There are 4-8 of me in every paragraph. What am I?
A period!
Give an example of simile.
Snow, soft and white as flour
What type of narrator uses 'I, me, and my.'
First person
How many MICE paragraphs you should have in an essay.
2-4 or at least one per text!
What is internal monologue?
Character's thoughts and feelings
What type of text would you write for the following prompt:
Write a narrative that describes what happens next to the character. Be sure to use the same style as the author and details from the text to support your response.
A story that uses the same point of view as the text.
Give an example of hyperbole.
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!
A literary device that uses all five senses to paint a picture for the reader.
Imagery
Describe what you need in your introduction.
Hook - quote, question, fact
Summary
Thesis Statement
What is tone?
The narrator's opinion or attitude towards something.
EX: Ana Rosa feels devastated about the Christmas party because she realized Angel liked her older sister and not her.
What type of text would you write for the following prompt:
Write an essay that describes how the texts convey the experience of women in America in the 1920s. Be sure to use evidence from the text to support your response.
An essay that describes how women felt in the 1920s.
What is personification? Give an example.
Giving human traits to non-human objects
EX: The light danced on the water at sunset
What does it mean when the story is told in third person?
The narrator is anonymous or outside of the story. This narrator tells the story using he/she, they, and character names
Describe what you need in your conclusion.
Restate thesis
End with a closing thought that connects to hook
What is mood?
The atmosphere or feelings created by descriptions in the text.
EX: The author creates a joyful mood at the Christmas party in The Color Of My Words by using imagery to describe the colorful lights and festive music.
What type of text would you write for the following prompt:
Write a narrative that describes how the antagonist of the story experienced the events. Be sure to use the same style as the author and details from the text to support your response.
A story from the perspective of the antagonist in the story that has a similar plot to the original story.
How do you read a poem?
3 times!
1: Situation
2: Language
3: Meaning
What is symbolism
Symbolism is when an object represents an idea or message.
EX: clean water = freedom and choice in A Long Walk to Water
Paper = defiance or danger in The Color of my Words
Write an essay that describes how the author portrays/conveys/develops a conflict.
In the prompt, what does portray, convey, and develop mean?
Describe or show how the author creates the conflict
Why does an author use figurative language?
To make the text interesting, to help the reader visual, to present a clear message
What advice do you have for your friend taking MCAS next week?
Eat breakfast
Take your time
Try your best
Use what you know and use the test to take the test
Show off! Make the graders see how smart you are!
Copy and cite the lines from this poem by Edgar Allen Poe:
Once upon a midnight dreary,
while I pondered, weak and weary,
"Once upon a midnight dreary, / while I pondered, weak and weary," (Poe).
Identify two common themes in a text.
Never give up
Trust your heart
Believe in yourself
Money doesn't buy happiness
Be kind and respectful to others
Write a thesis for the following prompt:
You have read The Color Of My Words and A Long Walk to Water. Write an essay that identifies a similar theme in each text and explain how the authors develop this theme.
The authors of The Color Of My Words and A Long Walk to Water develop the theme never give up through their characters' actions.
Describe at least two different genres of fiction.
Realistic fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, folk tales, fairy tales, science fiction, mysteries, adventures