Fiction
What is another word for fiction?
Provide an example of a fiction text.
Fiction = not real.
Example: Fever 1793
What is another word for nonfiction?
Provide an example of a nonfiction text.
Nonfiction = real
Example: An American Plague
What is a line in a poem called?
Verse (stanza = group of lines)
What three things must a (good) introduction include?
Hook
Context/background
Assertion (with a preview of body paragraphs)
Which teacher is obviously the best?
Mr. Sauder
What is an inference?
Making an educated guess or noting an implicit (implied) detail
What are the three different types of author's purpose, and what acronym do we use to remember them?
PIE
P = To persuade
I = To inform
E = To entertain
What's another word for figurative language?
What are two examples?
Literary devices.
Simile, imagery, foreshadowing, alliteration, etc.
What three things must a (good) conclusions include?
Transition
Restate assertion
Summarize key points (body paragraphs)
Which adult(s) went here as a student?
Dean Carter
Ms. Trina
When you're writing fiction, what type of essay (argumentative, informative, narrative) is that usually considered?
A narrative!
What three things make up the central idea of a text, and what was the central idea of the start of An American Plague?
Who, what, why
The beginning of Plague's central idea = people were unaware (intentionally or otherwise) that yellow fever was starting
What's the word for a poem without any specific structure?
Free verse
What is an example of a decent sentence starter for a zoom in?
Usage of the word/phrase ".." reveals...
What teacher has been here at Prep the longest?
Ms. Hampton
(although she wasn't always a teacher)
What is the climax of a story, and what was the climax of Fever 1793?
Climax = most exciting part, "biggest" event
Climax of Fever 1793 = Burglars and grandpa dying
Identify three+ different forms of structure.
If you can identify all 6, double the points.
Chronological, cause and effect, problem and solution, compare and contrast, process, description.
When analyzing poetry, what are three things you should always annotate and pay attention to?
Central Idea/Meaning
Structure
Figurative Language
What purpose does a hook serve, and what is an example of a hook for an informative essay about this school?
Hooks are to engage a reader
"Did you know Gratz Prep has the best 7th grade ELA teacher ever?"
Mr. Smith (the assistant principal) started as a teacher. What subject did he teach?
History
What is a genre?
What are two+ examples of different genres in fiction?
Bonus 100: What genre was Fever 1793?
Genre = category
Genres in fiction = romance, historical, horror, scifi, etc
Fever genre = Historical
Why read multiple texts on the same subject? Give two+ reasons.
Different points of view/perspective
More detail
Different focus points
Additional facts
Extra evidence
What makes a poem a poem, and not simply a paragraph?
Rhythm and/or the writer deciding
(Poetry does not have to rhyme!)
What would be your sentence starter for an assertion to the following:
Why was Norma more susceptible to the temptation of the button than Arthur?
Norma was more susceptible to the temptation of the button than Arthur because...
Which 7th grade teacher has been teaching for the longest?
Mr. Talbot and Ms. Ragona are tied!
(Coach Brown, if you think he counts)