Narrative
What are words that are spoken by characters and put into quotation marks?
Dialogue
What are the two reasons in the following thesis statement: Laughter is important because not only does it make you and other people feel good, it makes the world a much better place.
It make you and other people feel good and it makes the world a much better place.
Identify the verb in this sentence:
Billy jumped over the fence.
Jumped
Which of these two words have a POSITIVE connotation?
arrogant vs proud
Proud
What are the 3 authors purposes?
To persuade, inform, and entertain
The first part of a story arc where the setting is established and characters are introduced.
Exposition
Which of the following is not evidence? a. 90% of girls like the color green b. 1 out of 5 boys plays basketball c. a scientist explains that "loud music can harm your hearing" d. listening to loud music is fun
d. listening to loud music is fun
What type of sentence is this: Today I have an English quiz, and I must turn in the outline for my project.
Compound Sentence
What is the main idea of this text: Soccer (also known as football in some countries) is a very popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and then from 1938 to today.
Soccer is a popular worldwide sport.
The young children laid on the blanket and looked up at the sky. The fireworks illuminated the sky and sparkled above them. They wiped the sweat from their face and grinned with excitement at the bright colors!
Infer what the word illuminated means.
Illuminated means to light up
An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is literally true.
Hyperbole
What is the counterclaim for the following claim? NASA should send astronauts to live on Mars.
NASA should not send astronauts to live on Mars.
Choose the correct homophone: I drove _______ the tunnel.
Through or threw
Through
What point of view is this story told in? To make toast you need to put two slices of bread in the toaster. Press the button. When the toast pops up it is finished and you are ready to eat it. Put butter, jelly, or peanut butter on it for a delicious treat!
Second Person Point of View
What would be a good transition word for this sentence: I could really go for some Chinese food for dinner. _____, pizza would be great, too.
On the other hand, However, etc.
The main character is struggling against a community or their surroundings as a whole.
Person vs. Society
Read the claim and the supporting evidence.
Claim: Tori is an exceptionally organized person.
Evidence: Last month, Tori flawlessly prepared and served a meal for thirty guests. Why does the evidence support the claim?
Only an organized person can successfully manage such a project
What does the prefix pre- mean in the following sentence: Many kids go to preschool when they are young.
Pre- means before, they are talking about a school before elementary school
The emotions that a narrative makes a reader feel.
Mood
Which of the five senses does this sentence contain: Stephanie fell and felt the sting as sharp thorns tore at her bare skin and clothes. What sense did the writer describe?
Touch
What could be a possible theme for the story: The girls were coloring when Mike wanted to join along. One girl moved the crayons closer to them. The other girl proceeded to take the other crayon boxes. Mike had no crayons to use. One girl remarked, "These crayons are ours. Find your own."
Being greedy is never nice
What is the difference between a counterclaim and a rebuttal?
A counterclaim tells the opposite point of view while a rebuttal tells why the opposite point of view is wrong or insufficient.
Rewrite the sentence so that it is in active voice: For the bake sale, two dozen cupcakes will be baked by Susan.
Susan will bake two dozen cupcakes for the bake sale.
What is the rhyme scheme for the poem “Dreams”?
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
ABCB