Grammar/Parts of Speech
Find the proper nouns:
Marissa and Lina visited Florida to see the Miami Dolphins
Marissa, Lina, Florida, Miami Dolphins
Uses like or as to compare two things
Simile
Which way is NOT a way to fix a run-on?
-comma + conjunction
-semicolon
-comma
-period
Never use just a COMMA.
:(
Which word belongs in the blanks below:
there, their, they're
Markos and I went over to ___1___ house to play Xbox, but __2___ out of town.
Markos and I went over to THEIR house to play Xbox, but THEY'RE out of town.
What is the denotation of a word?
The literal meaning of a word
To quote a passage, book, author, etc.; to refer to an example
What is a citation?
Find the helping verb.
I am going to the store after school.
am
What type of figurative language is this?
"The storm clouds are blankets of the sky"
metaphor
The part of the story that builds plot towards the conflict
rising action
What does "photo" mean in photography?
light
What are the 3 ways to describe the connotation of a word?
positive, negative, neutral
Collected data, and clues collected from observations made.
What is evidence?
What is an adjective?
A word that describes (modifies) a noun
Why is figurative language used?
It uses vivid language to describe things, so it creates a better picture of what the author wants to describe
What is this symbol called, and what is it used for?
...
Ellipsis; used for breaking up parts of a text.
what does "bio" mean in biology?
life
when a story gives you hints or clues about what is going to happen later in the story?
Foreshadowing
A challenge to one's argument
What is a counterclaim?
An adverb tells _____, where, or when something occurred. They typically end in these two letters.
how; ly
What type of figurative language is this?
"It feels like it is 200 degrees in the sun today."
hyperbole
a conversation between two characters, we use these marks " "
dialogue
What does "cent" mean in "century"
100
Herd and heard are examples of...
addition of details and explanation
What is elaboration?
Find the prepositional phrase:
The cat ran around the table.
around the table
Identify the figurative language:
The wind whispered throughout the summer night.
personification
the solution to the problem in the story
resolution
Who opposes the main character in a story, and usually causes conflict?
antagonist
How is 3rd person limited different than 3rd person omniscient?
limited means the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character.
Omniscient means you know the thoughts of all characters.
a conclusion reached based on evidence and reasoning
What is inference?
Fix this sentence...
conor and ella love to go to the park
What does personification mean?
Giving human qualities to an animal or object
What is the author's point of view?
How the author feels (their opinion) about what they are writing about.
The number of syllables in the word "onomatopoeia"
What is six?
The arrangements of events according to the time they occurred (i.e., from first to last)
What is Chronological order?
a statement that demonstrates what a writer intends to support and/or prove. Serves as a clear roadmap for the direction of a paper.
What is a thesis?