Homophones: Getting Them RIGHT, or Getting Them WRITE?
The difference between there, their, and they're is...
THERE: A place or direction.
THEIR: A person or more than one person.
THEY'RE: A shorter version (contraction) of they + are.
This film is a cartoon adaptation of Shakespeare's play 'Romeo and Juliet'.
Gnomeo and Juliet
When two words begin with the same letter or sound.
Alliteration.
Where a story takes place.
Setting
What is the full and proper name of the town where Shakespeare was born?
Stratford-upon-Avon
To or too?
"I think this question is ______ easy."
Too
"I think this question is too easy."
This famous writer told a story about pranking a disgusting sweet shop owner with a dead mouse!
Roald Dahl
Comparing one thing to another using 'like...' or 'as...'
Simile.
When two or more people speak to each other in a piece of work.
Dialogue
What were the names of Shakespeare's three children?
Hamnet, Judith, and Susanna
Your/You're
"You don't know what ______ talking about. This isn't ________ best subject!""You don't know what you're talking about. This isn't your best subject!"
This paragraph structure has three specific parts and is very helpful when answering long questions.
POINT, EVIDENCE, EXPLAIN
When percentages or numbers are used to support your opinion or idea.
Statistics
A type of story that teaches a moral (a life lesson).
Fable.
In 1613, the Globe theatre was...
accidentally burned down when a cannon misfired during a production of Henry VIII.
Weather/Whether
"I don't know _________ the __________ will ever get better.""I don't know whether the weather will get better."
This mischievous moggie gets into all sorts of trouble - he is a master criminal who can defy the law!
Macavity
When a word or idea appears more than once for effect.
Repetition.
When an animal is given human characteristics or acts like a person would.
Anthropomorphic.
This Shakespearean play inspired the hit Disney film 'The Lion King'.
Hamlet
Where/Were/Wear
"Yesterday, we ____ looking for something to ______ but didn't know ______ to shop!"
"Yesterday, we were looking for something to wear but didn't know where to shop!"
This fable teaches us that it's easy to be brave when there is no danger.
The Sheep and the Pig
When something is exaggerated for effect.
Hyperbole
This word means 'a story about your life that's written by you.'
Autobiography.
Why did Shakespeare change the name of his theatre company from the Lord Chamberlain's Men to the King's Men?
Because King James became the new monarch and the company's new patron.