Reading
What is the definition of setting?
A sentence must have 2 things in it?
What is a noun?
Person, place, thing, or idea
What is a simile?
Comparing two things using "like" or "as."
Name it:
(Stomping across the stage yelling)
Stage direction
What is a theme?
The message or lesson a story is teaching the reader.
What is the difference between a narrative and expository?
Narrative: story to entertain the reader
Expository: inform or persuade the reader
Give three examples of verbs?
answers my very . . .
jump, skip, dance
What is a metaphor?
Comparing two unlike things without using like or as.
To conclude from evidence and reasoning; not stated directlly
Infer
What are the five elements of plot?
Exposition, Raising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
What is the minimum number of sentences in a paragraph?
Why are adjective useful?
They help to not rename the noun over and over.
Define alliteration
The same letter or sound repeated at the beginning of words.
Peter Piper picked a patch of pickled peppers.
The part of a scene that is NEAREST to and in front of the audience
Foreground
What is an author's purpose and give an example?
The reason an author decided to write about a specific topic. To persuade, inform, or entertain.
What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction
Fiction is made up. Nonfiction can be proven.
Name three contractions:
but, and, or
What is onomatopoeia? Give an example.
A word that represents a sound.
Oink, boom, pow
The phrases "vas a ver..." and "just wait..." are examples of . . .
Implies - strongly suggest
What is imagery?
Language and description that appeals to our five senses.
What is the difference between a biography and autobiography?
Biography is written ABOUT another person. Autobiography is written about the authors life.
What is an adverb?
A word used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb and often used to show degree, manner, place, or time
What is hyperbole?
EXAGGERATION not meant to be taken literally.
Difference between topic and theme?
Topic is the SPECIFIC subject the characters are dealing with. Theme is the MESSAGE the story is relaying to the reader through actions from the characters.
Topic: Friendship
Theme: We need to care for one another.