8th Grade English
How do authors describe their characters?
Character traits OR descriptive language
What is a simple sentence?
What does "sci-fi" stand for?
Science fiction
While reading, what should you be doing?
Annotating!
Three:
-Character said, "quote" (cite).
-Partial sentence "quote" (cite).
-Whole sentence: "quote" (cite).
What is it called when readers watch a character change over the course of the text?
Character development
What is a compound sentence?
Two simple sentences that are joined together using conjunctions.
What novel did we read that is considered "sci-fi"?
The Giver
What is the type of question that you should be asking when reading?
HOT-higher order thinking question
What does TREXicon stand for?
Topic sentence, reason, evidence, explanation, in conclusion.
What do we call the "ah-ha" moment?
Epiphany
Name all of the FANBOYS
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Name three elements of sci-fi novels.
-Our world but different
-Technology is advanced
-Themes around: power, change, growth
-Utopias
If you were told to find evidence of a theme in a text, what could you look for?
Character change
How the plot changes
Character interactions
What must you include in the topic sentence of a TREXicon paragraph?
When writing a paragraph or essay for Ms. Ramsen, what is the one thing that you are to NEVER EVER do?
Write in first person!
No-- I, me, we, you, our
What are the three ways to join simple sentences into compounds?
, FANBOYS
;TRANSITION,
Define what a utopia is.
A perfect community or place where there is no mistakes. People are happy, and there is a fix for every "problem".
What are four things that you should look for while annotating?
-Characters
-Plot events
-Theme
-Evidence to support our ideas
-Character traits
How do we write a thesis statement?
Restate the prompt and state the claim.
How many sentences should you have in your eXplanation in a TREXicon paragraph?
3-4 sentences
Spot the error(s):
Sadie was running in addition she came into the house to get her treat.
Missing punctuation
Sadie was running; in addition, she came into the house to get her treat.
What was one Utopian community that we explored? *hint it is located near one of Ms. Ramsen's favorite places!
Epcot
What is the difference between annotating and taking notes?
Taking notes is just simply reading and writing down major plot points. Annotating is noticing the plot points but thinking about the book as a whole picture. You as the reader are actively engaged.
Spot the error(s) in this sentence:
As Jonas and Gabe were escaping to elsewhere: Behind him, across vast distances of space and time, from the place he had left, he thought he heard music too (180).
-Citation is wrong