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SPOILER PRIDE
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What is a noun?
person, place, thing, idea
100
What does 'modify' mean?
change or describe
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In "All Summer in a Day" WHat does Margo mean when she says, "But this is the day, the scientists predict, they know, the sun..." A. The sun appears at predictable times on Venus. B. The scientists are playing a joke. C. Margot remembers the last time the sun shone on Venus.
A. People have a pretty good idea when the sun will come. It is predictable.
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What is the memory picture for INTERROGATIVE words? What letter do they all start with?
The interrogation picture. 5 W's: which, what, who, whom, whose
100
What does the narrator do?
The narrator tells the story
200
What is an ADJECTIVE's job?
ADJECTIVES DESCRIBE NOUNS!!!
200
What are the ADJECTIVES in this sentence? Which noun is being modified? The large, drippy cone fell.
LARGE and DRIPPY are the adjectives the noun being modified is CONE
200
What is THEME?
a message aobut life.
200
Is this INTERROGATIVE word acting as a pronoun or as an adjective? Whose shoes are those?
Adjective
200
Explain First Person Point of View
first person POV is a narrator telling the story from the perspective of being IN the story.
300
Is this INTERROGATIVE word being used as a pronoun or as an adjective? What kind of birthday cake do you want?
ADJECTIVE What modifies kind.
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Which indefinite article goes in this sentence? ______ uniform with medals.
a
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What are the kids doing when "All summer in a Day" opens (starts)? A. teasing Margot B. recciting poetry C. peering (looking) out the window D. Pushing Margot into a closet
C. They are looking out the window "for a look at the hidden sun."
300
What is setting?
TIME and PLACE
300
Explain third person point of view
third person pov is a story told from the perspective of someone OUTSIDE of the story
400
What is the compound adjective in this sentence? A huge hometown crowd went to the Spoiler's game.
hometown modifies crowd.
400
How many ARTICLE words are there?
3 the--definite article a, an -- indefinite articles
400
True or False: Joe Bramberry wrote "All Summer in a Day"
FALSE: RAY BRADBURY
400
Who is the main character in "All Summer in a Day"?
Margot
400
Explain big book, medium book, baby book. What are the three types of fiction?
Novel: longest stories Novella: medium stories Short Stories: short
500
What is a possible theme in "All Sumer in a Day"?
Take care of people. Don't be too hard on people. What do you think the message was?
500
Is the INTERROGATIVE word acting as a pronoun or an adjective? What are we eating for dinner?
Pronoun 'What' is taking the place of a noun. It does not have a noun after it that it is describing.
500
What is the memory picture for the DEMONSTRATIVE words? What are they (4)
Mad scientist! this that these those
500
What is the setting of "All Summer in a Day"?
TIME: The day the sun will come out PLACE: Venus
500
What is PLOT?
Plot is what happens in the story. AKA series of events.
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