Textual Evidence
A student makes the following claim about the author of "Tales of Chupacabras.": The author believes that chupacabras are imaginary even though she would like to think they exist.
Which sentence from the text best supports this claim? a. "Chupacabra means 'goat sucker' in Spanish." b. "Some describe chupacabras as two-legged, lizard-like creatures with claws, spikes, and piercing red eyes." c. "Why do we want these mythical beasts to be real?" d. "Scientists constantly identify new life-forms."
What is C?
A student makes the following claim about Young Man in "The Wisdom of the Willow Tree." Young Man has to develop skills if he wants to become Wise Man. Which sentence from the text best supports this claim? a. "He decided to journey far away, seeking wisdom." b. "This, he knew, would take much strength and patience." c. "I am old and know the value of rest." d. "In the distance, he saw a willow tree and crawled to it."
What is b. "This, he knew, would take much strength and patience."
Definition of Connotation
What is the emotional association of a word
From Harrison Bergeron,
"I am the Emperor!" cried Harrison. "Do you hear? I am the Emperor! Everybody must do what I say at once!" He stamped his foot and the studio shook.
"Even as I stand here" he bellowed, "crippled, hobbled, sickened - I am a greater ruler than any man who ever lived! Now watch me become what I can become!"
Harrison tore the straps of his handicap harness like wet tissue paper, tore straps guaranteed to support five thousand pounds.
This except supports which of the following plot
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
What is climax.
The Ballerinas masks must have been so beautiful because the mask they were wearing was hideous as a Sasquatch.
What is simile.
Which sentence from the text explains why the author thinks people want to believe in chupacabras?
a. "For many in the Southwestern United States and Mexico, these tales are more than just stories: they have been accepted as fact." b. "Legend tells of the chupacabra, a monster that sucks the blood of livestock." c. "Others insist they are hairless four-legged creatures that are part kangaroo, part dog, and part rat." d. "Perhaps it is because of our natural desire to shed light on the unknown."
What is d-"Perhaps it is because of our natural desire to shed light on the unknown?"
hich sentence from the text best shows that Young Man is happy about his encounter with the willow tree? a. "Young Man awoke and followed the tree's enormous roots to a burbling stream." b. "As he drank, he saw his reflection and was shocked when he realized that the face he had seen in the willow's trunk had been his own, only much older." c. "I'm thirsty and weary, and I cannot summon the strength to return home." d. "He smiled as he now understood that he must age like the wise tree and help others find their way when they feel lost and defeated."
What is d. "He smiled as he now understood that he must age like the wise tree and help others find their way when they feel lost and defeated."
A prefix that means life.
What is bio.
"Harrison Bergeron, age fourteen," she said in a grackle squawk, "has just escaped from jail, where he was held on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. He is a genius and an athlete, is under-handicapped, and should be regarded as extremely dangerous."
A police photograph of Harrison Bergeron was flashed on the screen-upside down, then sideways, upside down again, then right side up. The picture showed the full length of Harrison against a background calibrated in feet and inches. He was exactly seven feet tall.
This excerpt supports which part of plot
Expostion
Rising Action
Falling Action
Climax
Resolution
What is rising action?
TAP TAP TAP
What is onomatopoeia.
BONUS: According to the account, what is one reason many people believe the Loch Ness monster does not exist?
a. The earliest sighting of the Loch Ness monster occurred in 565 C.E. b. The photo taken in 1934 has been proven to be a fake. c. Plesiosaurs, like the dinosaurs, lived hundreds of millions of years ago. d. Sonar beams and satellite tracking found no evidence in the loch
What is d. Sonar beams and satellite tracking found no evidence in the loch.
Make an Inference about Harrison
A. He was rebellious
B. He was took over as emperor
C. He missed his parents
D. He loved the ballerina
What A He was rebellious?
autobiography
find the affix
What is autobiograhy?
It was tragic, all right, but George and Hazel couldn't think about it very hard. Hazel had a perfectly average intelligence, which meant she couldn't think about anything except in short bursts. And George, while his intelligence was way above normal, had a little mental handicap radio in his ear. He was required by law to wear it at all times. It was tuned to a government transmitter. Every twenty seconds or so, the transmitter would send out some sharp noise to keep people like George from taking unfair advantage of their brains.
George and Hazel were watching television. There were tears on Hazel's cheeks, but she'd forgotten for the moment what they were about.
On the television screen were ballerinas.
A buzzer sounded in George's head. His thoughts fled in panic, like bandits from a burglar alarm.
This excerpt supports which part of the plot
Exposition
Rising Action
Falling Action
Climax
Resolution
What is exposition.
Delightful Deor went Dancing in the Rain
What is Alliteration?
Which detail provides evidence that a creature as huge as a plesiosaur could really hide in Loch Ness? a. Loch Ness has a surface area of 21 square miles and is 755 feet deep. b. The Loch Ness monster might actually be an ordinary walrus, seal, or eel. c. Dozens of scientific searches of Loch Ness have been conducted. d. The Loch Ness monster is known as a cryptid, a word whose root word means "to hide."
What is a. Loch Ness has a surface area of 21 square miles and is 755 feet deep?
Define Inference
What is making an educated guess based on the text?
censorship.
find the Suffix
What is -ship?
Initiating event in the story
What is when Harrison broke out a prison and they were looking for him?
'Harrison tore the weights of his handicaps like wet tissue paper,tore straps guaranteed to support the weight of five thousand pounds"
What is Hyperbole?
Despite the great interest in the Loch Ness monster, it is highly unlikely that such an animal actually exists. Which statement from the passage best supports this conclusion? a. "Whether the creature really exists or not has been a matter of great debate for decades." b. "Some people who believe in Nessie say that she's made her home in the region for more than a thousand years." c. "Since the 1930s, dozens of serious, scientific searches have been undertaken to find the Loch Ness monster." d. "Many animals whose existence we take for granted today might once have been considered cryptids.
What is c. "Since the 1930s, dozens of serious, scientific searches have been undertaken to find the Loch Ness monster."
Using Inferencing,
Tell me why did the people in the story Harrison Bergeron have Handicappers
What is because the society had to be equal?
A root word of autobiography
What is graph?
It was then that Diana Moon Glampers, the Handicapper General, came into the studio with a double-barreled ten-gauge shotgun. She fired twice, and the Emperor and the Empress were dead before they hit the floor.
Diana Moon Glampers loaded the gun again. She aimed it at the musicians and told them they had ten seconds to get their handicaps back on.
It was then that the Bergerons' television tube burned out.
This excerpt supports which part of plot
Exposition
Rising Action
Falling Action
Climax
Resolution
What are falling action?
"His thoughts fled in panic, like bandits from a burglar alarm."
What is personification?