Grammar
This type of writing focuses on what the subject is doing, rather than the thing the action is done to.
What is active voice?
This was the dream of our protagonist from "My Favorite Chaperone"
What is, to attend the Spring Fling dance at her school?
This is the other name for main idea
What is central idea?
This element of plot gives information about the characters and setting.
What is the exposition?
What is an aiglet?
This type of voice focuses on the thing the action is done to, rather than the subject doing the action.
What is passive voice?
These text features appear at the beginning of a new section of text.
What is a subheading?
These things support the main idea.
What are supporting details?
In "Bonne Anne", this plot element occurs when the narrator finds out that he will visit Haiti, but not return permanently.
What is the resolution?
This sea creature has 3 hearts, but far more extremities.
What is an octopus?
A phrase that does not contain both a subject and a verb.
What is a fragment/incomplete sentence?
This is the subject of the article named "What to Bring".
What immigrants to the United States often bring?
Stated or Implied-The main idea in this paragraph represents this type of main idea:
Do you wear glasses? Make sure your glasses fit well. The earpieces should be at eye level. Don’t try to adjust the earpieces yourself. Take your glasses for adjustments to the place you bought them. Keep your glasses in a case when you’re not wearing them. This will prevent scratches. Keep the lenses clean. A soft cloth is best for cleaning.
What is implied main idea?
This element of plot describes the point of greatest tension in the story.
What is the climax of a story?
This character in Spongebob Squarepants wants nothing more than access to the Krabby Patty formula.
Who is Plankton?
This part of speech often comes after a comma, and is used to connect ideas in a sentence.
What is a conjunction?
The central/main idea of this text was about a young man whose family moved from Haiti to America to escape a brutal dictator and his son.
What is "Bonne Annee"?
This is the main idea of this passage:
Do you wear glasses? Make sure your glasses fit well. The earpieces should be at eye level. Don’t try to adjust the earpieces yourself. Take your glasses for adjustments to the place you bought them. Keep your glasses in a case when you’re not wearing them. This will prevent scratches. Keep the lenses clean. A soft cloth is best for cleaning.
What is "taking care of your glasses has many steps?"
In a story, this element of Freytag's Pyramid represents the events that fall between the climax and the resolution.
What is falling action?
This is what a baby puffin is called.
What is a puffling?
This part of speech typically answers the question "where" or "when" did an action happen.
What is a preposition/prepositional phrase?
This article explains how immigrants feel when they move to the United States.
What is "A Place to Call Home"?
This is a key details from the following passage:
People often refer to taxes in terms of their being much too high. In reality, they are probably even higher than you think, because in addition to the federal income tax we are now studying, there are many other Federal, State, and local taxes, including sales taxes, inheritance taxes, state income taxes, personal property taxes, real estate taxes, and others. These are just some of the most obvious ones.
What is, "In addition to the federal income tax we are now studying, there are many other Federal, State, and local taxes, including sales taxes, inheritance taxes, state income taxes, personal property taxes, real estate taxes..."?
In "My Favorite Chaperone", this event happens in the Falling Action.
What is "Maya attends the dance"?
What is Catdog?