Poetry
What is personification?
Giving non-living things or objects human characteristics or qualities.
In a drama, what are instructions from the playwright to actors and stage crew?
Stage Directions
Define an inference-
An educated guess that is concluded by evidence from text along with a reader's knowledge.
What is a flashback?
it shows the events from the past, providing crucial backstory into a character's motivation.
What is a topic sentence help explain?
The main topic or message of the upcoming paragraphs.
What should be capitalized in this sentence?
Roger wanted to attend college in southeastern texas before vacationing at miami, florida.
Roger wanted to attend college in southeastern Texas before vacationing at Miami, Florida.
What is a metaphor?
Comparing two unlike things using the words "is' or "was."
In a drama, what are major divisions of a play? Each contains scenes that flow together.
Act
What is text structure?
How an author organizes or puts a selection/text together.
What can the setting tell the reader about the story?
Where the story happens and at what time it takes place.
What is the purpose of commentary sentence?
To explain or expand the details from a text or to provide an opinion or refection from textual evidence.
In this complex sentence, where would you place the comma?
EX: When Ethan jumped for the basketball he was able to get the rebound.
Place the comma after the word basketball and before the word he.
When Ethan jumped for the basketball, he was able to get the rebound.
The following sentences are what type of imagery?
As I ate the Italian pizza, I savored the rich tomatoes sauce and meats. My tongue absorbed the delicious American cheese along with flavored mushrooms.
Taste
In drama, what do call a person who writes a play?
The following is an example of what kind of text structure? The virus had spread along the countryside. Finally, a doctor from South Texas had found a cure that saved many lives.
A. Compare/contrast
B. Problem/solution
C. Cause/effect
Problem and Solution
What is foreshadowing?
When the author of a story, provides warning/hints about future events.
What are the three paragraphs in an essay?
Introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
Name three transitions or transitional phrases that a reader can use to add ideas or further details.
Furthermore, moreover, in addition, likewise, besides, also, as well as, again, additionally
In poetry, a group of lines together is called-
What is a stanza
This part of a drama refers to the actual action that takes place in specific setting and moment in time.
Scenes
Name three examples of text features that can be found in nonfiction text.
maps, graphs, data charts, pictures, captions, footnotes, sidebars, sub-headings, bolded words, and illustrations.
What does the academic word synthesize mean?
It means putting the pieces together. Or putting details from the story together?
While writing a short-constructed response (SCR), it is recommended that you follow the A.C.E. strategy to guide you to write a paragraph. Explain what A.C.E. means.
Answer the writing prompt
Cite evidence from the text to support your answer
Explain or expand your evidence through your own words or reflection from details in the text.
What two words are being combined in:
He'd
He would
What is couplet?
-two lines of verse that continue to rhyme in a poem.
In a drama, what is a static character?
A character who does not change throughout the play.
What is a purpose a subheading or subtitle?
It introduces the topic that will be discussed in the following paragraphs while supporting the claim or main idea of the text.
"The wind whispered to me through the yard as if it were my friend" is an example of....
What is personification
What is a thesis statement?
A statement that answers the writing prompt, clearly identifies the topic being discussed, and is written for a specific audience.
Correct the parallel structure errors from the following sentence.
Juan enjoys playing soccer and participated in chess.
Juan enjoys playing soccer and participating in chess.