The meaning of the word "tone" in Literacy
The way the author feels about what they are writing
Simile
The correct way to write an in-text citation for information you found on page 148 of The Outsiders, including punctuation.
(Hinton, 148)
The signpost for which the anchor question is "Why is the character doing that?"
Contrasts and Contradictions
The book Ponyboy reads to Johnny
Gone with the Wind
Choose the tone word that best describes the following sentence.
"[love] is weight/ it is weight and it is too heavy/ to feel good sometimes" (Daley-Ward)
a)humorous b)serious
c) ironic d)defensive
b) serious
The type of figurative language most often used in comic books.
Onomatopoiea
The place where the period should be placed in the following sentence:
Ms. Cooley shared, "I love dark chocolate" (Cooley, 5)
After the final parenthesis
The anchor question for the signpost "Tough Questions"
What does this make me wonder about?
Sandy
The tone word that best describes the tone in the following quote:
"'These are groups that actively shoot at each other,' she said. They swapped stories about their teenage years and let down their guard." (Epatko, 2)
a)depressing b)excited c)inspirational d)sincere
c)inspirational
Her eyes were ice.
Metaphor
The signpost present in the following quote: "Soda had this buckskin horse, only it wasn't his. It belonged to a guy who kept it at the stables where Soda used to work. Mickey Mouse was Soda's horse, though..." (Hinton, 39)
Seven
The part of speech a tone word should be
Adjective
The type of figurative language present in the following sentence:
That's the way the cookie crumbles
Idiom
The two parts of speech needed for a complete sentence
Subject and Verb
The signpost present in the following quote from Crash:
"So here he comes strolling, whistling, gawking, buttoning, dorking up the sidewalk, onto my sidewalk, my property, and all of a sudden I knew what I had to do, like there was a big announcement coming down from the sky: Don't let him pass.
Aha Moment
The tone word that best describes the following quote:
"The cop slung the jacket over his arm. He took out his black pad, and he flipped it open to a blank page.
'A Royal' he said. Then he began writing." (Hunter, 7)
a)ironic b)sad c)joyful d)pessimistic
a)ironic
The type of figurative language present in the following sentence:
"Sleeping beauty over here needs to wake up and pay attention in class"
Allusion
The mechanical problem with the following sentence:
Mr. Milner stated, "I honestly prefer Literacy to Math" (Milner 6).
The missing comma between the author and page number
The signpost present in the following quote:
"Stay gold, Ponyboy" (Hinton, 148)
Words of the Wiser
The name of the Soc who initiates the rumble by punching Darry
Paul