Grammar
What is a noun and verb?
Noun (subject/object): Person, Place, Thing, or Idea
Verb (predicate): Action or State of Being
What is the prefix "re-" mean?
again or backwards
What are literary elements?
plot (conflict/resolution), setting, characters
"The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe"
Who discovers Narnia second?
Edmund
What is the mascot for McNair?
Mustang
What is the difference between an adjective and adverb?
Adjective: Describes/Modifies a Noun
Adverb: Describes/Modifies a Verb
What is the Latin Root of the word 'ejection'?
'ject'
What is necessary for an argumentative/opinion essay?
Claim, Reasons, Support, Counterclaim
"Holes"
What is "Zero's" real name?
Hector Zeroni
What theme do the McNair PODs follow?
Western (5th people, 6th horse names)
What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?
"We walked into the store."
"into the store"
What does the root 'port' mean?
Example word: transportation
'port' means "to carry"
What is the meaning of the idiom?
"cost an arm and a leg"
It's very expensive.
"Chronicles of Narnia"
What animal is Aslan?
A lion
What is the school colors?
Fix the Sentence.
"If I were a boy small, I would be able to fit through the hole rabbit."
"If I were a small boy, I would be able to fit through the rabbit hole."
Break the Word into it's Word Parts (prefix, suffix, root).
Word: "protractor"
Prefix: pro-
Root: tract
Suffix: -or
How do you properly use context clues?
Use the words and phrases around an unknown/unusual word to understand the definition
"Holes"
What is unique about Stanley's name?
It's the same backwards and forwards (palindrome).
What celebration is held once a month for good behavior and academic completion?
R.U.N. Party
What is the difference between a complex and a compound sentence?
Compound: coordinating conjunction, two independent clauses, and a comma
Complex: subordinating conjunction, one independent clause & one dependent clause
light + write/record = a recording of light to make a picture
"photograph"
What is the difference between "theme" and "central/main idea"?
theme: moral or lesson (fiction)
central/main idea: central point/topic of the passage (nonfiction)
"Holes"
What three storylines are intertwined in this book?
Stanley's, Katherine Barlow's, and Stanley's Ancestors