Text abbreviations/Idioms
What does the acronym ILY mean?
I Love You
When we talk about the author's purpose, what are the three possibilities?
PIE: Persuade, Inform, and Entertain.
Define 'Summary'
Short version from original source that includes only the main information.
Give a synonym for the word 'corresponding'
Matching
Guess the flag's country.
Ukraine
What does the chat abbreviation (acronym) ROTFL mean?
Rolling On The Floor Laughing
Define 'author's tone'.
The author's feelings about a specific topic.
Define 'Paraphrasing'
Putting the same idea in different words.
Give a synonym for the word 'radiating'.
Spreading, emitting, diffusing.
Leonardo da Vinci's “Mona Lisa” hangs in what museum? Give the museum's name and city.
The Louvre in Paris, France.
What is the meaning of the idiom?
'to find one's feet'
To start adapting and succeeding at managing a new situation.
How is the author's tone shown in writing (think about the video we watched about the author's tone)?
Using word choice.
What is the difference between summarizing and paraphrasing?
Summary: shorter length, only most important idea/s.
Paraphrase: same length, exactly same idea/s.
Form a vocabulary word that we learned this week with the letter (you may use the same letter more than once):
E T H A C I S
Aesthetics
What was the first animal to ever be cloned?
What idiom means to wait patiently and refrain from taking action?
To sit tight.
Define 'author's point of view'
The author's perspective when approaching a topic.
Define 'Synthesizing'
Combining information from two or more sources into one integrated piece.
Define the word 'cynical'
General distrust of others' motivations.
Who is considered the “Father of Relativity?”
Albert Einstein