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point of view
parts of speech
figurative language
genres
punctuation
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...with a walk into his closet, his thoughts took him down a lonesome desert road, far, far away in Old Mexico....... "Skippy-jon Jones" by J. Schachner What point of view is this passage told from?
What is third person?
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The dog ran down the street. What is the verb in the sentence?
What is ran?
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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)
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The Harry Potter books are examples of what type of literature? fiction nonfiction poetry persuasive piece
What is fiction? I keep fiction and nonfiction straight by remembering fiction = fake
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What punctuation mark should end this sentence____
What is a question mark?
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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?
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What are the nouns in the following sentence? Rex fell out the window.
What are Rex and Window?
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I've been working like a dog. What type of figurative language is this an example of?
What is a simile?
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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)
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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)
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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?
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What is the adjective in the following sentence? Would Rex like a giant hamburger?
What is giant?
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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)
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Our science textbooks are good examples of what type of literature? science fiction nonfiction drama poetry
What is nonfiction?
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I love to rock climb hike and swim when we go to the lake. How many commas does this sentence need?
What are 2 commas? ...rockclimb, hike, and swim...
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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?
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We soon reached the top of the mountain. What is the adverb in the sentence?
What is soon?
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When it was his turn to bat, he felt like he had butterflies in his stomach. What type of figurative language is this an example of?
What is an idiom?
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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 biography
What is an autobiography?
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What goes at the end of an exclamatory sentence?
What is an exclamation mark or exclamation point? (remember to use this mark (!) to show strong emotion or feeling)
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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?
500
The town evacuated quickly before the spread of the fire. What is the adverb in this sentence?
What is quickly?
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What type of figurative language is demonstrated in the following sentence? His eyes burn like steady flames.
What is a simile? (remember that similes and metaphors are great ways to write 'show' instead of 'tell' sentences)
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Give an example of a fictional book.
What is __________________?
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When writing dialogue, what do we do to show that someone else has started speaking?
What is start a new line and indent?