The Middle Ages, The Renaissance, The Scientific Revolution, The American Revolution, The French Revolution, The Industrial Revolution, World War I, Interwar Years, World War II, Cold War, Vietnam War
What is Chronological (sequential) Order?
100
The beach smells fresh,almost like a new ocean breeze air freshener. The sand is hot and looks like gold blended in with littlewhite specks; it sparkles like the water running off the swimmers back and feels like walking on coals from a burning grill.
What is setting
100
It is what the passage.
What is the main idea?
100
a struggle between a person or an outside force
What is external conflict
200
"the curtain of night"
What is metaphor
200
Medicine has a history spanning many thousands of years and specialized establishments for treating the sick have also existed for eons. Despite the fact that function of hospitals have not changed much during the last century, technological and scientific progress has made possible treatment approaches that could not have been implemented a hundred years ago and made a large contribution to health care. The main differences between hospitals today and a century ago are improved surgical techniques, the safer use of anesthesia, and safer childbirth procedures.
What is compare and contrast?
200
when Paul remembers how he became visually-impaired
What is climax
200
The reason why an author writes.
What is Author's Purpose?
200
the author's choice words and f phrases
What is diction
300
The car goes faster than the speed of lightning.
What is hyperbole
300
The soft fur of the dog felt like silk against my skin and her black coloring glistened as it absorbed the sunlight, reflecting it back as a perfect, deep, dark mirror.
When you do not know the definition and you have to look around the word.
What is context clues?
300
visually descriptive or figurative language
What is imagery
400
The pop of the balloon echoed through the room.
What is onomatopoeia
400
Headaches can have several causes. Many people think that the major cause of headache is nervous tension, but there is strong evidence that suggests diet and environment as possible factors. Some people get headaches because they are dependent on caffeine. Other people may be allergic to salt, or they may have low blood sugar. Still other people are allergic to household chemicals including polishes, waxes, bug killers, and paint. If they can manage to avoid these substances, their headaches tend to go away. When a person has recurring headaches, it is worthwhile to look for the underlying cause, especially if the result of that search is freedom from pain.
What is cause and effect?
400
the universal message of a story or poem
What is theme
400
The feeling the author creates for the reader.
What is mood?
400
Using prior knowledge and what you read to determine what is happening.
What is inference?
500
Once upon a midnight dreary,
while I pondered, weak and weary.
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping..
What is alliteration
500
Last week we installed a kitty door so that our cat could come and go as she pleases. Unfortunately, we ran into a problem. Our cat was afraid to use the kitty door. We tried pushing her through, and that caused her to be even more afraid. The kitty door was dark, and she couldn’t see what was on the other side. The first step we took in solving this problem was taping the kitty door open. After a couple of days, she was confidently coming and going through the open door. However, when we removed the tape and closed the door, once again, she would not go through. They say you catch more bees with honey, so we decided to use food as bait. We would sit next to the kitty door with a can of wet food and click the top of the can. When kitty came through the closed door, we would open the can and feed her. It took five days of doing this to make her unafraid of using the kitty door. Now we have just one last problem; our kitty controls our lives!
What is problem/solution?
500
The perspective in which Tangerine is told.
What is first-person point of view
500
The author's attitude toward a topic.
What is tone?
500
You wasted the beverage like it was the Boston Tea Party.