Parts of Speech (1)
A person, place, or thing
noun
an action
verb
The lesson learned from a text is the _______.
Theme
Where or when something takes place.
Setting
this describes a noun
adjective
this describes a verb
adverb
You use ___________ to support your claims or ideas.
Textual Evidence
The author wrote the news article with the purpose to a) persuade b)inform c)entertain
b) inform
The cat sat on the box. What part of speech is "on" ?
preposition
Wow! You did that so fast! What part of speech is "wow"?
Interjection
You can read a brief _________ of the text instead of reading the entire thing.
Summary
True or false: A book can only have one theme.
False
Taylor doesn't like cinnamon so she did not eat breakfast. What is the antecedent of "she"?
Taylor
Gabby hates that she has to ride the bus every morning. Especially when it is late. What part of speech is "it"?
Pronoun
Characterization is used to do what?
Tell us about a character in a story.
_____ person POV uses "you" often to place the reading in the story.
2nd
The girls were saving their money for a trip. What part of speech is "for"?
conjunction
How many nouns are in the following sentence?
Steph ran to the store to buy bananas, apples, and bread but when she got there the man told her they had run out!
6
What does SWBST stand for in terms of writing a summary?
Somebody
Wanted
But
So
Then
the central message or point an author is trying to convey in a piece of writing
main idea