Grammar
What is a noun? Differentiate between a common noun and proper noun!
A person, place, thing, or idea!
Common: Not specific (dog, school)
Proper: Specific names of people, places, and things (Harper, Crestwood Intermediate)
What is external conflict AND an example?
A conflict that a character deals with physically or by forces of nature.
What is Third Person Limited POV?
We only know the thoughts, feelings, and emotions of one character in the story.
What kind of text structure involves finding similarities and differences between things?
compare and contrast
What should your essay start with?
What is a verb? Give an example!
An action performed by the subject of the sentence!
Harper ran around in the yard with Simba.
What is the theme of a story?
The moral of the story, life lesson, or what you can take away and apply to your own life!
What is third person omnicient POV?
What text structure puts things in order or tells you specific dates and times?
Chronological Order / Sequence of Events
What should be in your conclusion?
Restate the prompt, restate thesis, have a transition statement, etc.
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun!
The bright and yellow sun was shining today.
Central Idea
What is third person objective POV
We do not know any characters thoughts or feelings! We only know what they are doing.
What text structure describes things in with specific details?
Description
What should be included at the end of your introduction paragraph?
Thesis
Identify the nouns AND verbs in the sentence!
Mrs. Szemenyei and Teddy went to Mcdonalds to buy some french fries.
Nouns: Mrs. Szemenyei, Teddy, McDonald's, French Fries
Verbs: Went, Buy
What is the main idea of a passage?
What the passage is mostly about!
What is first person POV
What text structure shows you an event and what happens because of it? This can be a positive or negative situation.
Cause and Effect
What kind of information should be in your body paragraphs?
You should be explaining your thoughts and supporting the prompt with text evidence!
Identify the adjectives in the 2nd & 3rd sentences: There are 5
Miss. Benetis went to BCT in Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Fort Jackson is a hot place where you have to complete difficult training. You have to climb high obstacles, pass fitness tests, and have a strong mindset.
hot, difficult, high, fitness, strong
What is internal conflict AND an example?
When a character is dealing with something in a mental / emotional way.
Answers will vary.
What is second person POV?
The author is speaking directly to you!
This text structure gives you a conflict and then you see an answer to the conflict.
Problem and Solution
How many paragraphs should your writing responses be?
5 paragraphs