Literature
The name of the story we just completed.
Fredrick Douglass: An American Slave
The central, or most important, idea in a paragraph or passage.
What is the main idea?
You might feel about moving to another country.
What is apprehension?
when the pronoun agrees in number (referring to singular or plural) and person referring to first, second, or third person
What is pronoun-antecedent agreement
The writings we do in class
What is Constructed Response and Academic Writing?
The main character in the story
Who is Fredrick Douglass
It is often said that lightning never strikes twice in the same place, but this isn’t true . Go ask the forest rangers. Rangers who spend their summers as fire-fighters will tell you that every thundershower brings several bolts of lightning to their lookout stations. Where is the main idea?
What is It is often said that lightning never strikes twice in the same place, but this isn’t true .
The fierce argument continued for hours.
What is unabated?
Because this dollhouse is almost 300 years old, it is historically important. Where is the pronoun and the antecedent?
What is dollhouse and it?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain.
What is Author's Purpose?
Analyzing an autobiography
What skill are we learning from this story?
Costs were low that year and the output high. There was a good person for each job and the market remained firm. There were no losses from fire. All in all it was the best years in the history of the company .
What is All in all it was the best years in the history of the company .
The convict received of his innocence and was freed.
What is vindication?
In a compound subject, A plural pronoun is used to refer to nouns or pronouns joined by and. Look at the following sentence and identify. The tiny chest and dresser still have their original hardware.
What is chest and dresser and their?
1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person limited, 3rd person omniscient.
What is Author's Point of View?
In an autobiography, authors often choose to focus on events that are related by
What is cause and effect?
There are great numbers of deer around here. This whole area is great country for hunters and fishermen. There are bears, mountain lions, and coyotes. To the east there are streams full of trout, and there are ducks and geese. What is the main idea
What is this whole area is great country for hunters and fishermen.
The meeting is about to commence. What is commence?
What is begin or start?
A pronoun that refers to nouns or pronouns joined by or or nor should agree with the noun or pronoun nearest to it. Neither the astronauts nor NASA neglected its duties. Where is the noun and the pronoun?
What is astronauts and NASA?
McDonald's is the best fast-food restaurant ever! Identify this writing.
What is Opinion Writing?
an idea or point that is central to a story, which can often be summed in a single word.
What is theme?
Advertising affects our lives everyday. Brand names are common household words. We start each day using the toothpaste, soap, and breakfast foods promoted by advertisers. Ads have made the cars we drive signs of our success. Our choices of food, dress, and entertainment are swayed by ads. Not one aspect of American life is untouched by advertising. What are the main ideas in this passage? There are two answers.
What is advertising affects our lives everyday and Not one aspect of American life is untouched by advertising.
Public condemnation of someone or something.
What is denunciation?
As a child, Aunt Livia often played with her dollhouse. identify where the personal pronoun and its antecedent located.
What is Aunt Livia and her?
A form of argumentative essay that details the effect relationships between two subjects.
What is Cause and Effect writing?