Verbals
What are the three types of verbals?
-Gerunds
-Participles
-Infinitives
What is the "equation" of an argument?
Claim+Evidence+Reasoning=Argument
What shows how two or more things are alike and diffrent?
Compare and Contrast
What is it called when a word is repeated,sometimes used in an odd way,over and over in the story?
Again and again
What does a gerund function as?
A noun
How do you find the claim( in an essay)?
Thesis that author argues (one sentence)
What text structure answers these questions?"What items,events,or steps are listed?Do they have to happen in this order?"
Sequence
What is called when the ongoing flow of the story is halted for the sake of character development,plot,etc.?
Memory moment
What does a participle function as?
An adjective.
How can you identify evidence in an article?
quotes, summary,facts,and data that can be proven to support the claim.
What does "Because" signal in informational text?
Cause and effect
What does this quote represent? (fiction signpost wise)
"Suddenly I understood....."
Aha moment
What are the two types of participles?
-Present
-Past
How can you identify reasoning in an article?
A reasonable conclusion from the evidence;explanation of why or how the data supports the claim.
Name this text structure: " What specific topic,person,idea,or thing is being described (What does it look like,How does it work,What does it do,etc.)What is important to remember about it?"
Description
Tough questions
What is the infinitive purpose in this sentence?
"He sounded his horn to warn them."
Infinitive: To warn
Subject: He
Verb: sounded
D.O: Horn
Infinitive usage: Adverb
In the article "opinion:Teens are more anxious than ever:is social media to blame" What is the arguments main claim?
"As we spend more time online,as we measure our worth by Likes and Followers, our young people are developing a distorted view of life."
What are all the text structures (for informational text)?What are there definitions?
Cause and effect
- Cause is why something happened.Effect is what happened.
Compare and contrast
-shows how two or more things are alike or different.
Sequence
-Describes items or events in order or tells the steps to do something or make something.
Problem and solution
-Tells about a problem (and sometimes says why there is a problem) then gives one or more possible solutions.
Description
-A topic,idea,person,place,or thing is described by listing it's features,characteristics or examples
What is the signpost?
-character development
-internal conflict
-theme
-Relationship between setting and plot
Contrast and contradictions