point of view
...with a walk into his closet, his thoughts took him down a lonesome desert road, far, far away in Old Mexico... Skippyjon Jones by J. Schachner What point of view is this passage told from?
What is third person?
The dog ran down the street. What is the verb in the sentence?
What is ran?
His fur shined black as night. What is this an example of?
What is a simile? remember that a simile uses like or as to compare two things
The Harry Potter books are examples of what type of literature? fiction nonfiction poetry persuasive piece
What is fiction?
What punctuation mark should end this sentence____
What is a question mark?
I'm twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York. The Lightning Thief by R. Riordan What point of view is this written from?
What is the first person?
I've been working like a dog. What type of figurative language is this an example of?
What is a simile?
Edward Lee's alarm clock Is always on the fritz He lays it out upon the floor In many different bits. Belatedly by R. Hirsch What is this passage an example of?
What is poetry or a poem? remember that not all poems rhyme but a lot of them do
What punctuation marks do we use to show that someone is speaking?
What are quotation marks? remember that we use quotation marks to indicate dialogue when writing
If someone says "hello" to me, I suddenly feel so shy. Instead of waving back at them, I hide my face and walk on by. The Way I Feel by J. Cain What point of view is this passage written from?
What is the first person?
The cat was a shadow when it stalked its prey.
What is a metaphor remember that metaphors compare things but do not use like or as
Our science textbooks are good examples of what type of literature? fiction nonfiction drama poetry
What is nonfiction?
I love to rockclimb hike and swim when we go to the lake. How many commas does this sentence need?
What are 2 commas? ...rockclimb, hike, and swim...
If his friends wanted to go fishing, P.J. wanted to go swimming. No matter what his friends wanted to do, P.J. always had to have his own way. P.J. the Spoiled Bunny by M. Sadler What point of view is this passage written from?
What is the third person?
Susan sold seashells by the seashore
What is alliteration
A baseball player writes a non fiction book about himself. What would this be an example of? a. a drama b. an autobiography c. a poem
What is an autobiography?
What goes at the end of an exclamatory sentence? Why would you use one of these?
What is an exclamation mark or exclamation point?
Early the next morning, Betsy packed her lunch pail with two helpings of Mom's pies. Then she led the sheep up Rosenrise. Betsy Who Cried Wolf! by G.C. Levine
What is the third person?
What type of figurative language is demonstrated in the following sentence? His eyes burn like steady flames.
What is a simile?
Give an example of a fictional book.
What is __________________?
What do we use when we make contractions?
What is an apostrophe?