Holes
Which type of figurative language is, "Myra's head is as empty as a flowerpot" and "The clothes smelled like soap"?
simile
Describe the setting of Iqbal (country, city, place within the city) for the first 10 chapters of the novel.
Pakistan, Lahore, carpet factory
All of the short stories that we read were written in first person. How can you identify that a narrator is first person?
They use "I" and "we"
Name all of the common nouns and proper nouns in this sentence.
The boys, Alan and Alex, went to school on Wednesday.
common nouns - boys, school
proper nouns - Alan, Alex, Wednesday
Which type of paragraph tries to convince a person to agree with something or take action?
Persuasive
Describe the 2 main conflicts of Holes.
Stanley's family had a curse. Stanley was sent to a juvenile detention center for a crime he didn't commit.
Which point of view is Iqbal narrated from? Is this the same or different from the narrator of Holes?
first person; Holes is written in 3rd person
What was the conflict of "Minnows and Zombies?"
The children at the summer camp were scared of homeless people.
Identify the pronoun and its antecedent in this sentence.
Ms. Marshall loves dogs and has owned several of them in the past.
pronoun - them
antecedent - dogs
Which type of paragraph gives information?
Expository
Which type of figurative language is "You've got a big, fat heart"?
Which type of figurative language is "But everytime it (mountain) looked at him, it seemed to encourage him, giving him the thumb's up sign"?
idiom and personification
How are Iqbal and Fatima's personalities different?
Iqbal is more reckless and brave than Fatima.
What is the conflict of "Flowers and Freckle Cream?"
Elizabeth doesn't like her freckles.
Choose the correct pronoun for these sentences.
Lucy and (I, me) went to the party.
They gave a snack to Lucy and (I, me).
(We, Us) had a great time!
The guests were happy to see (we, us).
I, me, We, us
Which type of paragraph tells a story or series of events?
Which type of figurative language is "The air seemed thick with heat and dirt"?
imagery
What 2 things can Maria do, other than talk, that surprises the children?
What is the climax of "Eleven?"
Rachel cries because her teacher makes her wear a raggedy, red sweater on her birthday that's not hers.
Choose the word that completes these sentences correctly.
Nobody had a valid reason for why (they, he or she) hadn't studied for the test.
Did Joe and John study for (his, their) test?
he or she, their
Pre-writing
What was the theme of Holes?
determination; friendship
Why didn't the children try to leave the carpet factory before Iqbal arrived?
They were scared and thought that their work was actually helping erase the debt of their families. They had nowhere else to go.
What is the resolution of "Flowers and Freckle Cream?"
Elizabeth's grandfather lays a tiger lily on her pillow to show her that everything is pretty in it's own way.
Identify the whole verb in the following sentence and tell if its present, present participle or past participle.
She was dancing all of the time before she was injured.
Identify the whole verb in the following sentence and tell if its present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect or future perfect.
I have taught school before.
was dancing, present participle
have taught, present perfect
Which step of writing is correcting your mistakes, such as grammar, punctuation and spelling?
Editing/Proofing