What is the point of view? How do you know?
I'll try to keep up, but this horse of mine, she's none too strong. Don't see as how I could get her to a gallop, even if I tried.
first-person point of view because of the pronouns "I" and "mine"
100
Make a sentence with the vocabulary words "clarify," "context," and "reveal" in any order.
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Example: Looking at the context can reveal the meaning of an unknown word and clarify the sentence.
100
A general person (girl), place (school), thing (car), or idea (love).
What are common nouns?
200
Novels, novellas, short stories.
What are types of fiction?
200
Words or phrases around an unknown word to help you figure out the meaning.
What are context clues?
200
What is the point of view? How do you know?
But it was the passage of time that worried them most. They had worked the farm, settled down, made friends.
third-person point of view because of the pronouns "them" and "they"
200
Make a sentence with the vocabulary words "significance," "verify," and "ignored" in any order.
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Example: When verifying who won the presidential election, we should not ignore the significance of the popular vote.
200
A specific person (Maria), place (Decroly), thing (Mazda), or idea (Constitution) WHICH ARE ALWAYS CAPITALIZED.
What are proper nouns?
300
"The Treasure of Lemon Brown" is a short story about an old man whose treasure is a picture from the newspaper.
What is fiction because it is a short story?
300
What is the author's purpose?
We should get rid of the uniforms at school. Students don't like them, they limit individuality, and students should have a chance to express themselves.
to persuade
300
Describe five events that happened in Tuck Everlasting in chronological order.
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Example:
1. Winnie dreams of running away.
2. Winnie escapes to the wood and finds Jesse drinking from the spring.
3. Jesse, Mae, and Miles "kidnap" Winnie.
4. Winnie learns the Tuck's secret.
5. Mae kills the man in the yellow suit and is sent to jail.
300
Make a sentence with the vocabulary words "resumed," "previous," and "recall" in any order.
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Example: I could not recall who was my previous partner, so I resumed the work alone.
300
Change to possessive nouns:
The parents of Isa called the teacher of the children.
Isa's parents called the children's teacher.
400
"Barrio Boy" is an autobiographical memoir about the author's childhood growing up in New York.
What is nonfiction because it is an autobiography?
400
Use context clues to identify the meaning of the capitalized word.
Valentino tried to open the RUMPALINKER above his head as it began to rain but the metal pieces were twisted and it got stuck.
RUMPALINKER probably means "umbrella"
400
Describe the setting (time and place) of Tuck Everlasting.
Time: The first week of August, very hot, 1880
Place: Treegap, the wood, the Tuck's house, the jailhouse
400
Make a sentence with the vocabulary words "background," "establish," and "prior" in any order.
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Example: In a job interview, you should establish your prior experience and highlight your background and skills.
400
Change to possessive nouns:
The emails of the boss were deleted from the computer of the secretary.
The boss's emails were deleted from the secretary's computer.
500
"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" is a novel by Sherman Alexie.
What is fiction because it is a novel? (Don't let the "Absolutely True Diary" part fool you!)
500
Use context clues to identify the meaning of the capitalized word.
My favorite part of the beginning of school is buying SCHLITERBONS like notebooks, markers, and pens.
SCHLITERBONS probably means school supplies
500
Describe the physical appearance of the Tuck's house.
Very messy and unorganized, with dishes stacked up and cobwebs, furniture with needles and pins sticking out of it with Mae's sewing, wood shavings on the floor from Tuck's carvings.
500
Make a sentence with the vocabulary words "slackening," "vital," "tumultuous," and "resilient" in any order.
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Example: After a tumultuous night in the emergency room, his vital signs increased and he proved how resilient he was.
500
Identify all 6 of the pronouns:
My brother never lets me play with him when his friends come over. They close his door and he pretends not to hear when I knock.