Subject/Predicate
Identify the subject and predicate of the following sentence:
The lazy old dog slept on the floor.
Subject: The lazy old dog
Predicate: Slept on the floor
Today is a great day?
What kind of word is great?
Adjective
I'm like a bird, I only fly away...
Simile
The when and where of the story
Setting
What is the contraction form of will not?
Won't
Ms. Wenzel's class read Harrison Bergeron.
Subject: Ms.Wenzel's class
Predicate: Read Harrison Bergeron
Today is a great day!
What kind of word is today?
Common Noun
Own the night like the fourth of July, cause baby you're a firework!
Metaphor
The villian
Antagonist
Give a proper noun and the matching pronoun for the following common noun:
Athlete
Bonus points if you listed one of these:
Serena Williams She/Her
Caleb Williams He/Him
Angel Reese She/Her
Tiger Woods He/Him
Michael Jordan He/Him
John and his good friend, Katie, went to the Brewer's game.
Predicate: Went to the Brewer's game
The weekend starts today!
What kind of word is today?
Adverb
I would walk 500 miles, and I would walk 500 more!
Hyperbole
The beginning of the story where characters, setting, and world building occur.
Exposition
What did Langston Hughes mean when he compared deferred dreams to a raisin in the sun?
Dreams put off lose their life, dry up, hope dies
Today is a great day!
Subject: Today
Predicate: Is a great day
I am tired, but at least it's Friday!
What kind of word is but?
Conjunction
You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes...
Personification
What are the four kinds of conflict?
Character vs Character
Character vs Self
Character vs Nature
Character vs Society
Make a text connection with Flowers for Algernon!
Can be:
Text to text
Text to self
Text to world
Last night, the Brewers secured their spot in the World Series.
Subject: The Brewers
Predicate: Secured their spot in the World Series.
The Brewer's are from Milwaukee.
What kind of word is from?
Preposition
Our love ain't water under the bridge.
Idiom
What is the difference between topic, main idea, and theme?
Topic: 1-3 words, general
Theme: Moral or lesson
Main Idea: Summary with three key details
What is the name of the 1920s to 1930s art movement that saw a rise in Black culture stemming from New York across the country?
Harlem Renaissance