Easy Peasy
This word type connects words, phrases, or clauses.
Conjunction
Chimpanzees and humans are alike in many ways. A baby chimp laughs when its mother tickles it. After chimpanzees fight, they kiss and makeup. When one chimpanzee comforts another, it gives it a hug or pat on the back. There are, of course, many ways that chimpanzees and humans are different. Chimpanzees are smaller and stronger than humans. An adult male chimpanzee stands three or four feet tall and weighs about 100 pounds. But a chimpanzee can lift more weight than a man who is six feet tall.
Comparison and contrast
“Because I could not stop for Death
He kindly stopped for me
The Carriage held but just Ourselves
And Immortality.”
—Emily Dickinson
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
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Personification - giving human characteristics to nonhuman or abstract things.
What does connoation and denotation mean?
Denotation is the literal meaning of a word, and connotation is the underlying feeling or emotion associated with that word.
The answer is 15,299 I think.
The answer is 15,299, I think.
Name five main text structures.
Comparing & contrast, descriptive, sequence, problem & solution, and cause and effect?
It is fun to read about chimpanzees. All wild chimpanzees live in Africa. They live mostly in thick rain forests and in woodlands. There are two types, or species, of chimpanzees—the common chimpanzee and the bonobo, also known as the pygmy chimpanzee.
Description
"Could Gale and I have been eating blackberries only this morning? It seems like a lifetime ago. Like a long dream that deteriorated into a nightmare." - Ch. 4 pg. 54
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Simile - compares two different things, using the words “like” or “as” to draw attention to the comparison.
When reading, this is usually the way the narrator feels about characters, events and setting. Closely related to voice. examples are confused, scared, joyful
July 12 1981
July 12, 1981
This names a special person, place, thing, or idea, and it must be capitalized.
Proper Noun
A chimpanzee’s body is made for climbing and swinging in the trees. First, it uses its long arms to reach a branch. Next, with its flexible hands and feet, it grabs and hooks on to the branch. Finally, it swings from that branch to another branch of tree.
Sequence
"Katniss, the girl who was on fire." - Ch. 5 pg. 67
Metaphor - compares two different things, similar to a simile. The main difference between a simile and a metaphor is that metaphors do not use the words “like” or “as.”
State the two text structures that are alike and what makes them different?
Chronological order - the arrangement of how events occur.
Sequence - most likely a step-by-step procedure.
The comma goes here: Oh I don't know.
Oh, I don't know.
The word "glossy" is a(n)
Adjective
Wild chimpanzees are rapidly disappearing. Some people are trying to solve this problem. Otherwise, chimpanzees may one day exist only in zoos. People are trying to save the rainforests and woodlands where the chimps live from being cut down. It will take many people working together to solve this problem.
Problem and Solution
It was a piece of cake.
Gary has a chip on his shoulder.
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Idiom - An idiom is a turn of phrase that is unique to a language, culture, or region. In these types of phrases, the literal meaning and figurative meaning are different, so if you aren’t a native speaker or otherwise familiar with the phrase, you probably won’t know what’s actually being expressed.
What is the purpose of an author using figurative langague in a text?
An author might choose to use figurative language instead of literal language in a text to add depth, imagery, and creativity to their writing, engaging readers' imagination and emotions.
The comma goes here: When we returned from summer break we had all grown.
When we returned from summer break, we had all grown.
This part of speech describes verbs.
Adverb
Chimps live in groups and like each other a lot, but sometimes they fight. Because they don’t want to stay angry at each other after a fight, they make up by holding a hand out to the other and kissing. They show they are sorry with pats and hugs. Then the anger goes away.
Cause and Effect
"My legs, arms, torso, underarms, and parts of my eyebrows have been stripped of the stuff, leaving me like a plucked bird,ready for roasting." - Ch. 5 pg. 61
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Simile
The author uses this to give the writer a clear picture in their head
imagery
My sandwich has peanut butter bananas and jelly.
My sandwich has peanut butter, bananas, and jelly.