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Correct or Incorrect: She and her friends are at the fair.
Correct
Correct or Incorrect: The book or the pen are in the drawer.
Incorrect
Correct or Incorrect: The boy or his friends runs every day.
Incorrect
Correct or Incorrect: The news are on at six.
Incorrect.
Correct or Incorrect: Five dollars is a lot of money.
Correct
What is the SUBJECT of the following sentence:
Brian is thinking.
Brian
What is the verb in this sentence:
Maria is happy.
IS
What is the subject of this sentence:
The dogs are barking.
The Dogs
What is the subject of this sentence?
Go finish your homework!
You
What is the VERB in this sentence?
He was jumping.
(was) Jumping
Who wrote The Crossover?
Kwame Alexander
Define Motif
a recurring image, word, symbol... in a work of literature
What's the difference between a simile and metaphor?
A simile uses like or as / a metaphor is direct
What is IRONY?
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite
What does RACE stand for?
Restate, answer, cite, explain
What are 3 types of irony?
Dramatic, situational, and verbal
What did Adam Bagdasarian write?
Carrots!
What's the difference between TONE and MOOD?
Tone is the author's or speaker's attitude toward a subject, conveyed through word choice, while mood is the feeling the reader experiences due to the text's atmosphere, tone, and setting.
Where did Ms. Crismale go to college and play basketball?
Norwich University in Vermont
Who is the BEST NFL player currently?
Patrick Mahomes
What is the CENTRAL IDEA of "Your Brain on Fiction"?
Neuroscientific proof of the benefits of reading fiction.
What are the 4 supporting ideas from "Your Brain on Fiction"?
Sensory metaphors / sensory cortex
Motion / motor cortex
Characters' social / emot'l life and "Theory of Mind"
Reading encounters --> empathy
What is a THEME for "The Deserted Road"?
Miscommunication causes chaos and a possibly unsafe situation.
What are 3 vocabulary words from "Your Brain on Fiction?"
Hones, Empathy, Simulation...
Who is the speaker in the TedTalk "Why Reading Matters?"
Rita Carter