A setting is where and when a story or events in a text take place
100
What is a simile?
A simile occurs when to things are compared using the words "like" or "as"
100
Please move to the desk that is over _____________.
What is "there".
100
What is a biography?
A biography is a written account of a person's life written by someone else
100
What is a verb?
A verb is an action word
200
What is the point of view in a story or text?
The point of view in a story or text is who is telling the story
200
I love you to the moon and back.
What type of figurative language is being used?
Hyperbole
200
______________ puppy was lost in the woods.
What is "their".
200
Provide the past and future tense of the verb "speak"
Past: spoke
Future: will speak
200
What part of speech is the word "talented"?
"Talented" is an adjective
300
What is a theme in a story or text?
A theme is the lesson the author wants to convey
300
The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas,
The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moon...
What figurative language is being used?
Metaphors are being used
300
___________ tired of ____________ dogs destroying the furniture.
They're
Their
300
Name three reasons an author might write a story/text. Provide an example for each.
Authors can write to:
* Persuade: a campaign letter
* Inform: an article about a planet
* Entertain: Wimpy Kid book
300
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word that describes a noun
400
What is the author's purpose in a story or text?
The author's purpose in a text is the reason the author writes something.
400
When the stars threw down their spears, and watered heaven with their tears...
What type of figurative language is being used?
This part of speech is called "personification"
400
________ are too many things ________ doing wrong over ___________.
There
They're
There
400
What is the subject in the following sentence?
Yesterday morning, Angela's pet hamster escaped from it's cage
Angela's pet hamster
400
Define "affixes"
Affixes are a set of letters that are placed in before or after a word to change the meaning (prefixes and suffixes)
500
What is text structure?
Text structure is how the author organizes a story or text
500
Define personification
Personification is when non human things in stories/poetry take on human characteristics
500
Define:
Their
There
They're
* Their: belonging to
* There: place
* They're: they + are
500
Give three examples of how an author can organize a story/text
An author can organize a text by:
* Chronological Order
* Compare Contrast
* Cause and Effect
* Problem and Solution
* Sequence
500
What is a metaphor?
A metaphor is a figure of speech used to compare two things without using the words "like" or "as"