Greek and Latin Roots
What is the meaning of the root word ology?
Greek or Latin?
The study of
Greek
What is the figurative language shown below?
His eyes were like the sparkling waters in Florida
Simile
What is the authors purpose in this sentence?
You should get a dog because…
Persuasive
What point of view is used in this sentance?
I went to the store
What pronoun/pronouns does it use?
First person
The sentence uses the pronoun I.
What part of the plot diagram is this?
This is the most exciting part of the story and the conflict is resolved
Climax
What is the meaning for the root word mem?
Greek or Latin?
Mindful/recall
Latin
What type of figurative language is shown below?
I’ve told you this a thousand times! Maybe even a million!
Hyperbole or Idiom
What type of conflict is used in this sentence?
Steff struggles upon the decision to ignore the monster and hope for the best, or face his fear of water and go swim down to rescue his friends from the sea monster!
Man vs Self
What point of view is used in this sentence?
You’re not my friend, you are mean!
What pronoun/pronouns does it use?
Second person
You’re and you
What part of the plot diagram is this?
Jack is about to go to middle school and sixth grade was very hard for him. He is not ready for what lies ahead
Exposition
What is the meaning of the root word phil?
Greek or Latin?
Love
Latin
What type of figurative language is shown below?
Life is a highway
Metaphor
What authors purpose is used in this sentence?
Reptiles are cold blooded animals that use the sun to warm up their bodies, unlike mammals that have warm blood which takes up more energy and naturally heats their bodies.
Informational
What point of view is used in this sentence?
He went to the park, he is my friend.
What pronoun/pronouns are used?
Third person objective
He
What part of the plot diagram is this?
Susan was home and safe from the dangers
Resolution
What is the root word for to stretch or give?
Greek or Latin?
Tend/tens/tent
Latin
What type of figurative language is shown below?
The wind howled in the night
Personification
What type of conflict is used in the sentence below?
As the terminators conquered the world, and as people scattered away. Isabella, the tech genius knew what she had to do to save the world.
Man vs Tech or Man vs Nature
What point of view is used in this sentence?
John loves waffles! He was eating waffles while thinking of his colleague that was also his crush, Brenna.
Third person limited
What part of the plot diagram is this?
John was finally on his way home as a changed man
Falling action
What is the root for enemy or stranger?
Greek or Latin?
Host
Latin
What type of figurative language is shown below?
The terrible tiger tore the tiny turtle
Alliteration
What authors purpose is used in this sentence?
Susie lifted off into space to save her neighbors she hated from the space aliens. Can she do it!
Entertain
What point of view is used in the sentence below?
As the campers set up theirs tents, Sarah ate some candies while she thought of the rest of the trip. On the other hand, Myles was setting up his tent thinking about how he was going to tell Sarah his feelings for her.
Third person omniscient
What part of the plot diagram is this?
We were having fun on our camping trip, but out of the sudden we saw a bear!
Climax