What is LA?
WILDCARD
WILDCARD
MINT
Condition
Condition
COMMAS for yo Momma
SENTENCE
Surgery
Surgery
STORY
Mode
Mode
100
What are the 4 parts of Language Arts?
Reading, Speaking, Listening, Writing
100
What does MINTS stand for?
Months, Days of the Week, Holidays
The pronoun I
Names of proper nouns
Titles
Start of every sentence
100
Do these adjectives need a comma?
bright colorful lights
YES; bright, colorful lights
100
What are the 3 types of sentence structures?
Simple, Compound, & Complex
100
What POV uses the pronouns he, she, and they?
3rd Person POV
200
Name at least 3 LA teachers currently working at BMS.
6th: Ms. Unangst, Ms. Camacho
7th: Mr. Pascual, Mr. De Leon, Ms. Somera
8th: Mr. Balmeo
200
Fix the capitalization:
we visited the japanese school in december.
We visited the Japanese school in December.
200
Add commas where needed:
The loud angry crowd screamed at her annoying puppy.
The loud( , )angry crowd screamed at her annoying puppy.
200
What sentence type is this:
I studied for three long hours, and I passed the quiz.
Compound Sentence
200
Name the elements of a plot diagram IN ORDER.
Introduction or Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Conclusion or Resolution
300
Remember Mr. Pascual's favorite song? SING or RAP the Flocabulary 8 Parts of Speech.
"It goes...uh uh, uh uh, pardon me..."
It goes NOUNS, VERBS, ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS, PRONOUNS, PREPOSITIONS, CONJUNCTIONS, INTERJECTIONS!
Uh uh, uh uh...pardon me. We keep running through the pa-pa-parts of speech!!
300
EXPLAIN why these words are capitalized (no need to rewrite):
I spoke to President Lincoln on Monday.
I = start of sentence/ pronoun I
President = title
Lincoln = name
Monday = month, day of the week
300
How can you test if adjectives are coordinate or not? Name at least ONE way.
1) switch the adjectives around
2) add "and" between them
300
Name the parts (clauses) of this sentence + what kind of conjunction is used:
Because I studied hard, I passed the quiz.
Because = subordinating conjunction
Because I studied hard = dependent clause
I passed the quiz = independent clause
300
Write a descriptive sentence for this picture using at least 3 sensory details. Use more than 2 senses.
Example:
The crashing waves splashed along the bright, yellow sand as I took a crunchy bite out of the gooey, cheesy pepperoni pizza.
400
GIVE A SPEECH! Explain at least 4 ways to be an effective speaker for presentations.
Give good eye contact.
Control your volume.
Maintain confidence.
Good body language.
400
Rewrite then explain the corrections:
on friday march 12 dr lopez and mayor santos will visit george washington middle school in guam during spring break
On Friday, March 12, Dr. Lopez and Mayor Santos will visit George Washington High School in Guam during Spring Break.
400
Add commas if needed + EXPLAIN why or why not:
The hungry hungry hippo ate all the hot cherry tomatoes.
The hungry ( , ) hungry hippo ate all the hot cherry tomatoes.
No comma between hot and cherry; "cherry hot tomatoes" doesn't make sense.
400
Write a compound-complex sentence about Typhoon Sinlaku.
Example:
Because Typhoon Sinlaku passed by Guam, we lost power, and I couldn't make coffee.
400
SUMMARIZE Mr. Pascual's "First Valentine" story. AFTER, provide the characters, conflict, examples of sensory details, and a lesson learned.
CHARACTERS: Mr. Pascual, Mr. Caberera, new girl, etc.
CONFLICT: needed a date to the dance
SENSORY DET: silky, brown hair
LESSON: don't feel pressured