Literature
Main Idea
Vocabulary
Grammar
Writing
100

The name of the story we just completed.

Fredrick Douglass: An American Slave

100

The central, or most important, idea in a paragraph or passage.

What is the main idea?

100

You might feel about moving to another country.

What is apprehension?

100

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

100

The writings we do in class

What is Constructed Response and  Academic Writing?

200

The main character in the story

Who is Fredrick Douglass

200

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 .  

200

The fierce argument continued for hours.

What is unabated?

200

Because  this  dollhouse  is  almost  300  years  old,  it  is  historically  important.  Where is the pronoun and the antecedent?

What is dollhouse and it?

200

Persuade, Inform, Entertain.

What is Author's Purpose?

300

Analyzing an autobiography

What skill are we learning from this story?

300

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 .

300

The convict received of his innocence and was freed.

What is vindication?

300

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?

300

1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person limited, 3rd person omniscient.

What is Author's Point of View?

400

In an autobiography, authors often choose to focus on events that are related by

What is cause and effect?

400

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.

400

The meeting is about to commence.  What is commence?

What is begin or start?

400

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?

400

McDonald's is the best fast-food restaurant ever!  Identify this writing.

What is Opinion Writing?

500

an idea or point that is central to a story, which can often be summed in a single word.

What is theme?

500

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.

500

Public condemnation of someone or something.

What is denunciation?

500

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?

500

A form of argumentative essay that details the effect relationships between two subjects.

What is Cause and Effect writing?

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