Make and inference about Rebecca:
Rebecca stood in the door with her hand on her hip and tapping her foot, while Harvey and La'Darreon danced on the table.
Rebecca is not happy that the boys are not doing what they should be and is waiting for them to stop.
100
What is a narrator?
The person who is telling the story
100
What is a personal narrative?
an essay that tells an story about a time in the author's past.
100
In this essay, you show how two things are alike or different
What is Compare and Contrast
100
True or False
There are more lifeforms living on your skin than there are people on the planet.
What is True?
200
What is an inference?
hypothesis in English, educated guess based on the text
200
Define Main Idea
statement that tells what the story or section is about
200
Identify HELP connections
Historical, Entertainment, Literature, Personal
200
In this essay, things are presented according to the order in which they happened (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
What is Time-Order or Chronological, or Sequence
200
A single cloud can weigh more than 1 ________ pounds.
a. million
b. hundred
c. billion
What is million?
300
Define Inference
background knowledge + text clues = educated guess
300
Define: Character motivations
What is why a character does something
300
What are three compare and contrast keywords?
similar, different, alike, differ, on the other hand, etc
300
In this part of an essay, you place the topic sentences
What is the body?
300
A human will eat on average 70 assorted insects and ___ spiders while sleeping.
What is 10?
400
Make an inference about Emma?
Her bags were against the door and tears ran down her face as she stared at the tickets.
Emma is leaving to travel/move and she is not thrilled.
400
What happens in the exposition?
The author introduces the character and setting
400
What do you do if the prompt says whether or not?
pick a side and stick with it
400
This part of the essay gets the readers attention.
What is the hook?
400
Coca-Cola would be _________ if color wasn't added to it.
a. blue
b. brown
c. green
d. red
What is green?
500
Make an Inference about Jessica:
Jessica is smiling as she looks at her cake glowing with candles and all of her wrapped presents.
Jessica's birthday and she is happy
500
What is the climax?
the turning point of the story
500
On the board, draw the graphic organizer that you would use for an expository essay.
(answer varies)
500
Define: Thesis
A sentence that tells the reader what you are writing about. (controlling idea)
500
A coyote can hear a mouse under a foot of ________.
a. water
b. snow
c. hay
d. dirt