Reading
Poetry does not have sentences or paragraphs. They have...
Lines and Stanzas
The Prefix "Sub" mean...
Under/Below
Which sentence requires correction?
(1) I jumped into the car and my mom drove me to the movies.
(2) The cat slides down the steps, looks around, and hooped on the couch.
Sentence (2)
Recite the steps of the B.D.A process in order
Figure out the genre, Read the questions, jot what you're looking for, chunk, annotate, slash and trash.
Asking your reader questions
Sharing a surprising fact
Sharing a small story.
Used in the first paragraph of an essay, these are all examples of what?
Hooking your reader
True or false, the THEME of a story can be found at the end of the story.
False / Semi-true
Theme is found throughout the story
Homographs are words that...
Are spelled the same, but has different spelling and pronunciation
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So are all examples of Coordinating Conjunctions. What is their job in a sentence.
To glue together two independent clauses/ sentences that make sense together.
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Toothpaste tastes really gross
This we know to be true
So get toothpaste out your head
Or else you'll be full of dread
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem above?
ABCBAA
"The wind punched at Jess as she walked through the storm. Her coat had lost its usefulness. It was a soggy potato sack she had to annoyingly carry."
What two poetic devices are in the sentence above?
Personification and Metaphor
Recite the below sentence in its past perfect tense and future perfect tense.
I was finished my homework by the time my brother came to pick me up from school.
I had finished my homework by the time my brother came to pick me up from school.
I will have finished my homework by the time my brother came to pick me up from school