Vocabulary
What is the definition of immigration?
The process of coming to live in a new country.
What is the definition of a setting?
Where and when a story takes place
What is authors craft?
The language and technique a writer uses to make their writing more interesting
A quacking animal OR to move downward to avoid something
Duck
What is a prefix?
A word part added to the beginning of a base word that changes the meaning of a word
Use the word burst in a sentence correctly.
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Ex: We felt like we were going to burst with excitement on the last day of school.
What is the conflict of a story?
The main problem that the character faces
What is a hyperbole?
Exaggerations that make things sound bigger, better, or more than what they truly are
Something you have to pay when you live alone OR another name for a dollar
Bill
What is the base word in "underachieve"
Achieve
In school you have many _______ to.
Opportunities
Where does the resolution of a story take place?
At the end of the story when the conflict/problem is solved
Give an example of a hyperbole
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Ex : "Thats the best idea I have ever heard in my entire life."
Something you light to start a fire OR two things that go together
A match
What does the word "overestimate" mean?
To estimate something that is larger or more than what it actually is.
What kinds of weather storms might cause someone to be a refugee?
Hurricane, flood, Tsunami, tornado
_____ is what the character or narrator telling the story can see from his/her perspective
Point of view
How does an author use "mood" to make their writing better?
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The sound a dog makes OR the outside covering of a tree
bark
Use the word "Overeat" in a sentence
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What is the definition of brimming? Give an example of how you would use it in a sentence.
Definition: to be full to the point of overflowing
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The waiter tried to fill the already brimming glass.
What is a first person point of view? What kind of words do you use?
First person point of view is telling a story from your own point of view. You use words like "I, me, mine"
"I'm so hungry _________"
I'm so hungry I could eat an elephant
A loud noise OR another name for soda
Pop
Create two words. One with the prefix "under" and one with the prefix "over"
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