A Psalm of Life by Longfellow
What is 'people should live actively and work hard to create meaningful lives'?
the main theme or message
What is the author's purpose?
To show how enslaved people were deliberately kept ignorant
____________ is your closest friend?
a. who
b. whom
Who
While you were gone
What is tone? Give an example.
author's attitude
some examples:
sarcastic, reflective, informal, questionable, encouraging
What is "Life is real! Life is earnest!" and "leave behind us/Footprints on the sands of time"?
two phrases that support the theme
Give once sentence that supports the author's purpose.
"By far the larger part of the slaves know as little of their ages as horses know of theirs..."
"I was not allowed to ask my master questions about it."
____________ do you think will win the award?
a. who
b. whom
Who
Cristo will speak after everyone has eaten.
after everyone has eaten.
What is inference?
A conclusion based on information from the text and your prior knowledge.
What distinction does the author emphasize by contrasting "an empty dream" with "Life is real! Life is earnest!"?
imagination vs. reality
What is the meaning of impertinent as used in the text?
rude or disrespectful
Omari will talk about his girlfriend to ______________ asks him.
a. whoever
b. whomever
whoever
Because he forgot to click save, Cameron lost all of his work.
Because he forgot to click save,
Give three types of organization structures.
compare and contrast
problem & solution
sequential order
cause and effect
What does the phrase "footprints on the sands of time" suggest?
People can leave lasting positive influences on others.
Give two words that have a more negative connotative meaning for the word improper.
offensive & disrespectful
Kimiko will work on the project with __________ you suggest.
a. who
b. whoever
c. whomever
whomever
The judge dismissed the case because there was not enough evidence.
because there was not enough evidence
Name two author's purposes.
inform
persuade
entertain
educate
What two words best describe the author's tone in the passage?
encouraging, reflective
What is the text structure that describes the organization of the first two paragraphs?
comparison & contrast
________ shall I ask about this situation?
a. who
b. whom
c. whoever
Whom
Unless you start to eat less junk food, you will continue to put on weight.
Unless you start to eat less junk food,
Give two test strategies that are beneficial when completing an exam.
read questions first
use context clues for words you don't know
read carefully and reread
eliminate obvious wrong answers
highlight keywords
skip very difficult answers