Figurative Language
what figurative language is being used?
The weather felt cold as ice!
Simile
Isabel intended to go to Miami but ended up in the....
Bahamas!
Why does Freak end up in the hospital the first time?
He chokes on his lunch, American Chop Suey
what are three ways you can hook your reader?
- common misconception
- telling a story
- asking a question
- statistics
- "imagine this" scenario
what is the adjective used in this sentence?
The dog was fluffy like a cloud.
FLUFFY!
what figurative language is being used?
the track star was a cheetah sprinting to the finish line
Metaphor
what baseball team did Ivan love?
Industiales
What do Freak (Kevin) and Mighty (max) find in the sewer drain and who's is it?
A purse that was Loretta Lee's
what type of writing presents a clear position on a debatable issue and supports it with evidence and logical reasoning
Argumentative
What story is about 3 friends who peers pressure one another about jumping down a waterfall?
The Ravine
what figurative language is being used?
The Bees Buzzed around Busily
Alliteration
what did the Cubans call America?
El Norte
Max (mighty)
what type of writing aims to convince the reader to agree with the writer's opinion on a specific topic
Persuasive
what story is about a girl that eats way to many French fries at her aunts house
My Achille's Meal
what figurative language is being used?
the teacher was so old she was born in the dinosaur ages
Hyperbole
what years does Isabel, Josef, and Mahmoud's stories take place?
Isabel: 1990's
Josef: 1940's
Mahmoud: 2015
What happened to Max's mom? who caused this? (exact name)
max's mom was killed by Max's dad, Killer Kane
what type of writing is a short, focused narrative reflecting on a specific event, relationship, or theme from the author's life
Memoir
what is the noun in this sentence?
Sarah went to the gym to workout.
what figurative language is being used?
the stars danced in the midnight sky while the flowers twirled in the wind
Personification
What happened on Kristallnacht?
Josef's house was broken into by Nazis, and his father was taken to a concentration camp.
What does max (mighty) call his bedroom?
The Down under
identify the claim in this paragraph.
Imagine this, hundreds of people walk by you everyday to look through glass windows and you have no way to escape, you will be in this glass sanctuary forever! zoos are are bad because zoos keep wild animals in captivity and zoos are cruel! This is why Zoos need to be banned!
"Zoos need to be banned"
what is the verb in this sentence?
Miss Morris went home to read her books!
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