Vocabulary
What does the word morose mean?
gloomy; ill-tempered
What’s 1 coordinating conjunction?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so. As long as you said AT LEAST one of these, then you're good.
What is a hyperbole?
Exaggerations or claims are not taken seriously. IF your answer is somewhat like that, you are good.
What is fiction
Fiction is something made up not real.
What is non-fiction
How can you use the word impossible in a sentence?
"This rock-climbing wall is impossible to climb." As long as you used the word impossible the correct way, it's ok.
What is the main characteristic of the genre "Science Journalism"
Hint: It's highlighted on pages 351-356; it's in there.
often, print and graphic features that illustrate or explain concepts.
What’s an example of a simile?
This duck looks just like that dog as to that chimpanzee. Random example, don't take it for real.
What's an example of a fictional story?
One example is, a story about dragons or a book based on the movie Shrek.
What is an example of non-fiction in unit 3?
One story is "Learning Rewires the Brain."
If you didn't say this story, but the story IS non-fiction and informative your good.
Explain on what the word dreaded means
Felt great fear or extreme reluctance.
What are at least 5 contrast subordinating conjunctions?
5 contrast subordinating conjunctions are although, because, since, if, and while.
Contrast: although, though, even though, whereas, while, as if, as though. If you said at least 5 of these, you're good.
Look for the hyperbole in this sentence: The flood was ten times higher than the Eiffel Tower!
The hyperbole "The flood was ten times higher than the Eiffel Tower" is literally THE hyperbole exaggerating that the flood was way taller than the Eiffel Tower.
How does the setting in "A Christmas Carol, Scrooge and Marly Acts l and ll" affect the plot?
The setting in "A Christmas Carol, Scrooge and Marly Acts l and ll" affects the plot because it gives it an opportunity for many things to happen in the story to either add or remove.
Which subheadings gave you the most info from "Learning Rewires The Brain" (yes, the info inside those headings counts)?
Subheadings rewiring, cells that fire together, wire together, learning while you slumber, and firing faster.
Fill in the blank.
"Incoming _______cause a listening neuron to fire or send_______of its own."-learning Rewires the Brain page 359 in ELA textbook.
signals->signals
What are 5 examples of correlative conjunctions?
Both...and
Either...or
Neither...nor
Not only...but also
Whether … or
As … as
Such … that
Scarcely … when / No sooner … than
If you said at least 5 of these correlative conjunctions, you are correct.
What’s the rhyme scheme of this stanza?
Dogs are like bees
they tease like tea
their teeth look like peas
they ting, ting, ting
AAAB
How would "A Christmas Carol, Scrooge and Marly Acts land ll" be affected if it took place 2000 years in the future?
The story "A Christmas Carol, Scrooge and Marly Acts land ll" would be affected if it took place 2000 years in the future, with an electric fire rather than a real one, or with more advanced equipment or clothing that could add to the plot.
How does the author organize the information in the subheading Learning while you slumber?
The author organizes the info in the subheading "Learning while you slumber" by description.
Happy is to grife as joy is to___?
Word bank: trembling, rebuke, dreaded, and plaintive.
Dreaded
Identify the conjunction used in this sentence: “Mrs. Cratchit was reluctant to toast Scrooge because she thinks he is hateful and selfish”. -ELA textbook
The conjunction used in this sentence is because, and it's a subordinate clause. If you include that in your answer, you get an extra $500.
What are 2 main differences between a sonnet and a sestina?
A sonnet is 14 lines, and a sestina is 39 lines long
How did the authors change the mood and tone in "A Christmas Carol Acts l and ll" as a reader?
The author can change the mood and tone in "A Christmas Carol Acts l and ll" by his word choice, how he persuades the reader, the events, and how dramatic/how far into detail the author goes.
Look at the photo on page 358 in your textbook. What does it show you that the text does not tell you?
The photograph on page 358 illustrates what the brain looks like in 7 different ways and shows that the blue areas are attention-related and have greater blood flow when people learn a task, while the red areas are associated with tasks that we have mastered.