6th Grade
people, places, things
What are nouns?
The beginning of a story; getting to know characters
What is exposition?
punctuation that must be included to connect coordinating conjunctions
What is a comma?
the author or narrator's attitude towards the subject
What is tone?
What is mood?
actions
What are verbs?
Things start to get more interesting in the story
What is rising action?
these types of nouns must be capitalized
What are proper nouns?
dialogue begins and ends with this punctuation.
What are quotation marks?
"My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand
To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss."
This is an example of which literary device?
What is a metaphor? (Romeo compares his lips with pilgrims without the use of the word "like" or "as")
What are conjunctions?
the turning point of a story
What is the climax?
What is the subject of the following sentence?:
On the dark cloudy horizon, a rainbow glowed over the wet village.
What is a rainbow?
A genre of writing where the author informs the audience of the topic
What is Expository/Informational writing?
the message an author wants you to learn reading their work
What is theme?
describe verbs, adjectives, and other types of this word
adverbs
Things start to take care of themselves; problems start to be solved
What is falling action?
A complete sentence is composed of these three parts
What are subject, verb, and a complete thought?
punctuation used to combine two independent clauses that are related WITHOUT the use of the comma or FANBOYs
What is a semicolon?
An academic word for word choice
What is diction?
adjectives
The end of a story
What is the resolution?
What is the part of speech of these words:
of, from, to, with, for, by, near, beside
What are prepositions?
a literary device that ascribes human characteristics to non-human objects/ideas
What is personification?
When two opposing ideas are placed next to each other to highlight their differences
What are juxtapositions?