Commas, Please
Where does the comma go in this sentence?
I like apples bananas and oranges.
I like apples, bananas, and oranges.
What is a metaphor?
What are the 3 possible answers to what the author's purpose could be?
PIE-
persuade, inform, entertain
Name all the continents.
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.
What is the purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?
It explains what your paragraph will be about so your readers get an idea of what they're about to read.
Where does the comma go in this sentence?
We went to the park and we played soccer.
We went to the park, and we played soccer.
This idiom means "Good Luck"
Break a Leg
What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction?
Fiction is not real, while non fiction is informational based on facts and evidence
The 3 regions (The New England Colonies, The Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies) were made up of how many colonies?
13 colonies
What does R.A.C.E.S stand for?
Restate and Answer the question
Cite Evidence
Explain it
Sum it Up
Combine these sentence using a comma and a conjunction.
I am going to the store. I need to finish my homework first.
I am going to the store, but I need to finish my homework first.
What is it called when the author gives human qualities to non-human things?
Personification
What are the "paragraphs" in poems called?
Stanzas
What are the preserved remains of a living thing (like dinosaur, plant, or shell) that lived a very long time ago called?
Fossils.
When I go back to the story to find the proof of my answer to a question, I am finding what?
Text Evidence
Where does the comma go in this sentence?
My sister my mom and I went shopping.
My sister, my mom, and I went shopping.
What is the figurative language term for a tongue twister?
alliteration
What was the text structure for TJ the Siberian Tiger Cub?
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Cause and Effect
Name one American Symbol discussed in Module 3 and what did it represent?
Varies
On test day, my teacher would really like to see the blank paper handed out turned into this writing tool. (Answer should give specific name and what it is used for)
2 Column Notes for Brainstorming
Combine these sentences using commas.
At football practice I will throw the ball. At football practice I will catch the ball. At football practice I will pass the ball.
At football practice I will throw, catch, and pass the ball.
Name 5 onomatopoeias
varies
Name one element of drama.
Cast of characters, narrator, dialogue, stage directions, acts, scenes, script, setting
The Constitution states there must be a separation of power. Therefore the federal government is divided into three branches. What are they?
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
How would you begin the answer to the following writing prompt. (Please provide one complete sentence.)
Write a paragraph telling the story about your most memorable day at school. Provide details to explain.
My most memorable day at school happened this year.