Onomatopoeia are words that imitate the sounds they represent.
What is an onomatopoeia?
100
Morph means to form or change.
What is the meaning of the word part "morph"?
100
If something is cutting edge, it is brand new, innovative, and has never been seen or used before. Think technology of fashion.
What does it mean if something is cutting edge?
100
The elements of a plot map from the beginning are: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
What are the elements of a plot map beginning from the start of a story or book?
100
SLANT is the attitude all learners should take in the classroom. Sit Up, Listen, Ask Questions, Nod, and Track
What is SLANT?
200
Personification happens when an author give human traits to inanimate objects.
What is personification?
200
The word part fract means broken.
What is the meaning of the word part "fract"?
200
If someone is going to get some R & R, they are getting REST and RELAXATION.
What does it mean if someone is going to get some R & R?
200
The four types of conflict a character may encounter are: character v. character, character v. self, character nature, and character v. society
What are the four types of conflict a character may encounter? Think character versus...
200
Restate the question
Answer the question
Cite evidence from the story
Extend and explain in further detail
What are the components (parts) of the RACE strategy? Why do we do the RACE strategy?
300
Both are comparisons of two different things, but a simile uses the words "like" or "as" where a metaphor does not.
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
300
The meaning of the word part grav is heavy.
What is the meaning and gesture of the word part "grav"?
300
If you can't make heads or tails of something, you don't understand it. It has you completely baffled.
What does it mean if you can't make heads or tails of something?
300
Theme is the message the author has to their readers, topic is what the whole story is about.
Theme is a sentence while topic is only a word or two.
What is meaning and difference between theme and topic?
300
The PUKE strategy is a note taking strategy.
P = number the PARAGRAPHS
U = UNDERLINE the important information
K = circle KEY words
E = write EVIDENCE of your thinking
What is the PUKE strategy? What does PUKE stand for?
400
An alliteration is the repetition of initial sounds in a group of words.
"Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore".
What is an alliteration and give an example?
400
The meaning of the word part circum is around.
What is meaning and gesture of the word part "circum"? (Think back to 6th grade)
400
If you have skeletons in the closet, you have secrets you are keeping from people.
What does it mean if you have skeletons in the closet?
400
Setting is when and where something happens.
Setting is more, it is: time of day, geographic location, era, weather, purpose of the space, season, five senses, and mood.
What is setting? Name four of the parts of setting.
400
The 4 P's should be done before beginning any new book or article. This strategy enhances your understanding of the topic before you read.
PREVIEW, PREDICT, PRIOR KNOWLEDGE, and PURPOSE OF READING
What are the 4 P's?
500
Authors use figurative language to make their writing more interesting and impactful to their readers.
Why do authors use figurative language?
500
The meaning of the word part ject is throw.
Examples are object, eject, reject, etc.
What is the meaning of the word part "ject"? Give an example of a word with "ject" in it. (Think back to 7th grade)
500
If someone brings up a matter repeatedly, over and over, until change finally comes about, they are they squeaky wheel that gets the oil. Think Martin Luther King Jr.
What does it mean if the squeaky wheel gets the oil? Use it in a sentence.
500
The point of view is where the author places the narrator in the story.
The 5 points of view are: 1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person objective, 3rd person limited, and 3rd person omniscient.
What is the point of view given by the author? Can you name the five points of view?
500
Accommodations are meant to "level the playing field" in the general education classroom. Accommodations are your rights based on your IEP and you should ask your teachers for them if you feel like you are not receiving your accommodations in a high school class.
Accommodations include extended time, read a louds, frequent checks for understanding, etc.