Readings
A guard says that Steve's case is a "motion case." What does he mean by this?
1. Steve is probably guilty
2. Kathy O'Brien needs to work harder
3. Cases like Steve's will take a long time to resolve
4. The Judge has many choices.
Number 1!
In Monster, what is the name of the prosecutor who is trying to convict Steve Harmon?
Kathy O'Brien
Read the sentence:
I drank a cup of hot cocoa after school.
What is the verb and an adjective in the following sentence?
Verb: Drank
Adjective: Hot
What kind of figurative language is the following line:
Even though the day was stressful, I remained as cool as a cucumber.
Simile!
Which quotation from the screenplay best shows that Steve is creative?
I'm writing this whole thing down as a movie.
In Mirror Image, what changes does Alice experience?
She has a new body, new taste buds, and a somewhat new personality (she enjoys cheerleading and hanging out with different friends).
Read the sentence:
Marcia said she would like to go to the new art exhibit.
What are the pronouns in the sentence and their antecedents?
Pronoun: she
Antecedent: Marcia
Read: José Arcadio Buendía had the certainty that it was the beginning of a great friendship. The children were startled by his fantastic stories. Aureliano, who could not have been more than five at the time, would remember him for the rest of his life as he saw him that afternoon.
What is the point of view of the text:
-First
-Second
-Third
Third Person!
What kind of figurative language is the following line? "And when white moths were on the wing."
Alliteration
Plot the chart:
1. Exposition
2. Rising Action
3. Climax
4. Falling Action
5. Resolution
Revise the Run-On Sentence:
Have you ever heard of the sun dance festival it was important to the people in the Great Plains.
Have you ever heard of the sun dance festival? It was important to the people in the Great Plains.
Read: As you reach the carnival entrance, you hear music coming from inside. Not the usual corny organ stuff they always play.
What part of speech is used?
-First
-Second
-Third
Second!
Which 2 point of views does the novel Monster use?
First and third person!
What is a potential theme or message to the poem Eldorado?
There is a risk to searching for something that you don't know exists.
Name 3 nouns:
Los Angeles is located in Southern California and is home to many famous celebrities.
1. LA
2. Southern California
3. Celebrities
What kind of figurative language is being used in the following sentence:
She was a fish in water.
Metaphor!
The line "And moth-like stars were flickering out" is an example of which kind of figurative language?
Simile.
“We’ll get through this,” she said, “the human mind is incredibly adaptable.”
What does the suffix -able mean? Use context clues from the way it's used (adapt + able)
The suffix -able means “inclined or given to a specified state or action.” (can be done!)
What part of speech is the word was?
What part of speech is the word talented?
What part of speech is the word composer?
She was a talented composer.
was: helping verb
talented: adjective
composer: noun
What is it called when a vowel is repeated inside of a word throughout the sentence:
I might like to take a flight to an island in the sky.
Assonance!