What is the setting of a story?
Where/when the story takes place
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
First Person
What is a thesis statement?
a statement that tells what a writing will be about
What is the opening paragraph to your writing called?
A. The closing
B. The introduction
C. The body?
B. The introduction
What is the theme of a story?
the lesson or moral of a story
The problem of the story
The message or lesson of the story
Theme
What does PCR stand for in writing?
Prose Constructed Response (Essay in PARAGRAPH format)
She is busy as a bee.
What is the pronoun in the sentence?
She
What is text evidence?
Evidence you can pull directly from the passage to back your analysis of a text.
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To tell how things are the same or different
When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective
Third Person
Explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Fiction = a made up story
Nonfiction = text based on factual information
What is a "claim"?
Where the author states what they believe in an argumentative essay. It is what they are tryin to persuade the audience to believe.
Name two conjunctions?
FANBOYS
For
And
Nor
But
Yet
So
Which word in the sentence is the pronoun:
"Mrs. Salonga was so excited to teach her students this new math."
her
What is a nonfiction text mostly about?
Facts or real events
What is a verb?
How many verbs in this sentence? What word(s)?
She watched him play at the park.
watched & play
Name the four types of "Conflict" that can be used in a story?
1. Character vs. _____________
2. Character vs. _____________
3. Character vs. _____________
4. Character vs. _____________
1. Character vs. Character
2. Character vs. Self
3. Character vs. Society
4. Character vs. Nature
What does R.A.C.E.S. stand for?
Reword, Answer, Cite Evidence, Explain, Sum It Up
What is at the top? The climax or the resolution?
Climax
How many nouns are in this sentence? Name them.
Sam and John drove past the store and quickly parked by Chipotle.
4 (Sam, John, store, & Chipotle)
What are the TWO parts that every sentence must have in order to be a complete sentence?
Subject and Predicate
Trying to convince someone of something