Vocab
Prone to rapid and extreme changes
Volatile
These words stand-in for a noun
Pronouns
Which team was Vince Lombardi the coach of?
The Green Bay Packers
When words are used differently from their literal meaning
Tending to keep a firm hold on something, not letting go of
Tenacious
Words that modify where a noun is in space or time.
Prepositions
What was the traditional Celtic name for Halloween?
Samhain
How the reader is made to feel by the way a text is written.
Mood
Re-
Doubtful; Questionable
Dubious
Words that connect clauses are called this
Conjunctions
What was the name of the menacing figure in "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
Arnold Friend
Name three ways of identifying unfamiliar words
1. Components
2. Context
3. Sound
Ten-
Hold
Restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion).
Stifle
The term for words like a/an/the
Articles (Indefinite and Definite)
In "The Emissary" what was the name of the boy's teacher?
Ms. Haight
The word for how an author feels about the subject of a text.
Tone
Sent-
Feel
Acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
Prudent
The name for a verb that is used as an adjective or noun.
Participle
In "The Open Window" what story did the niece make up to explain why the visitor was afraid of dogs?
He had been trapped in an open grave by a pack of feral dogs in India
Three types of non-fiction texts
Informational, Argumentative/Persuasive, Narrative
-ject
Throw