Grammar & Syntax
Sentence Fragment or Run-On Sentence
To be the new Receiver of Memory.
Sentence Fragment
Jonas was selected to be the new Receiver of Memory.
"We will continue our journey to our destination of peace and education for everyone. No one can stop us. We will speak for our rights and we will bring change through our voice. We must believe in the power and the strength of our words. Our words can change the world."
Malala Youzsafzai from her Nobel Peace Prize speech.
Name the 5 plot points author's use to develop a story.
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution.
An antagonist on the open water. A meticulous and cruel father capable of framing a 13 year old for murder.
Captain Andrew Jaggery
Mr. Morning Star's board of choice: Snowboard, Skateboard, or Wakeboard.
Skateboard
Sentence Fragment or Run-On Sentence
At first Charlotte was excited for the trip on The Seahawk there were supposed to be other families and children making the trip to Rhode Island she was upset and scared after finding out no other passengers would be on the ship only the crew would be traveling with her for 2 months.
Run-On Sentence
At first Charlotte was excited for the trip on The Seahawk. There were supposed to be other families and children making the trip to Rhode Island, and she was upset and scared after finding out no other passengers would be on the ship. Only the crew would be traveling with her for 2 months.
"How dare you pretend that this can be solved with just 'business as usual' and some technical solutions? With today's emissions levels, that remaining CO2 budget will be entirely gone within less than 8 1/2 years!"
Greta Thunberg from the UN Global Action Summit.
Use these three types of rhetoric to persuade an audience when delivering a speech.
Logos, Ethos, and Pathos
A friend. A kind Twelve who is ignorant about what Release means at the House of the Old.
Fiona.
Mr. Gilbert's daughter's first name.
Teagan
Name the complete subject of the sentence.
The rowdy and rambunctious ELA class did not understand how to write their full name on the assignment.
The rowdy and rambunctious ELA class did not understand how to write their full name on the assignment.
"I thought the lessons were over, but I was wrong. Even when I knew I was going to Duke, Mom kept pushing me.
“Mommmmmmm! Nobody’s going to come up and ask me these questions.”
But she would persist, so I ended up playing along. She’d be holding the remote in her fist under my chin, like an imaginary mic."
Jayson Tatum from My First Classmate
To analyze imagery within a text, the reader should include at least these 5 things:
Sensory Details: Vocabulary words that describe taste, smell, touch, sound, and sight.
She learns to "fix" her flawed go-kart design through trial and error, perseverance, and experiencing failure.
Think: "if you give a person a fish, feed them for a day. if you teach a person to fish, feed them for a lifetime"
Sondra from "Blue Lightning"
Name one of Ms. Cianciaruso's furry feline friends.
Mr. Pickles and Jackie
Name the predicate of the sentence.
After listening to their coach's strategy, the baseball players gained victory.
After listening to their coach's strategy, the baseball players gained victory.
We are the only Latino kids in our grade, and on most days we are friendly but not close, each in our [different] corners, unsure of how to share a world and a culture we ordinarily keep at home. But on January 6, we are basically on par with Jesús, because the Three Kings picked the five of us, and all the other Latino kids in the world, and [given] us gifts, just like him."
Lin-manuel Miranda from Untitled Essay
The 4 elements author's use to deliver information to the reader and craft a rich story to read.
Dialogue, Action, Feelings, Thoughts
At one point, she feels lonely, identifies as a legal scholar, and experiences being racially profiled and stereotyped at a West Coast college. Then, she finds new purpose fighting for "Dreamers" and their immigrant path to US citizenship.
Nina from In The Heights.
Namibia
Name 5 of the 8 parts of speech.
Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjection
At the end of the meal my father leaned back and belched loudly, thanking my mother for her fine cooking. “It’s a polite Chinese custom to show you are satisfied,” explained my father to our astonished guests. Robert was looking down at his plate with a reddened face. The minister managed to muster up a quiet burp. I was stunned into silence for the rest of the night.
Amy Tan from Fish Cheeks
The 3 purposes authors may use to deliver information to a reader.
To inform (non-fiction), to persuade (opinion/argument), or to entertain (creative/narrative)
Describe the perspective of your choice book protagonist by connecting a BCCS Big 10 category to one way they identify.
Jaime from "The Only Road": ?
Lily or Dunkin' from "Lily and Dunkin" ': ?
Mila from "Maybe He Just Like You": ?
Lolly from "Stars Beneath Your Feet": ?
This ELA teacher also played bass guitar in a punk band.
Mr. Morning Star