Figurative Language
What figurative language is this an example of?
"peter piper picked a patch of pickled peppers"
Alliteration
What is the moral or lesson of a text?
Theme
a struggle between a person or an outside force
conflict
How many pieces of cited evidence do you need for a short constructed response?
Two
Who were the four ghosts that visited Scrooge in A Christmas Carol?
Marley, Past, Present, and Future
What figurative language is this an example of?
"Alexis walked as slow as a turtle in the hallways."
Simile
What the passage is mainly about?
Central Idea
a sign or warning of whats going to happen next
foreshadowing
How many details are needed for an extended response essay?
Four
What is the title of one of the poems that we read?
"Annabel Lee", "Almost Perfect," "The Courage My Mother Had", "Oranges", "My Mother Pieced Quilts,"
Define the type of figurative language:
Personification
Giving human traits to nonhuman objects
An educated guess is a(n)
Inference
an interruption of the chronological sequence of a story, where the narrative jumps back to an event that happened before the current point in the story
flashback
What does RACERS stand for?
R:restate
A: answer
C: cite
E: explain
R: repeat C/E
S: summary statement
Who wrote the novel, A Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens
What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?
Metaphor: comparison not using like or as
Simile: comparison using like or as
The reason why an author writes? (Either to persuade, information, or entertain)
Author's Purpose
What part of the plot diagram is, this is the turning point or the most exciting part of the story, where the conflict reaches its peak.
Climax
What are three ways to start your summary statement in your writing? (racerS)
In conclusion, in summary, all in all, overall, in a nutshell
What is the title of the first short story we read?
"Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto
What figurative language is this sentence an example of?
"I'm so hungry, I could eat a whole cow."
Hyperbole
What is tone and mood?
Tone = how The Author feels about a topic
Mood = The feeling the author wants the reader (My Feelings) to get.
List four different types of conflict
character vs character, character vs self, character vs society, character vs technology, character vs supernatural, character vs nature, character vs fate
the author says, the author writes, the the text says, the passage says, according to the text, on paragraph X it says, another detail is, a second detail is, etc
What is the name of Scrooge's sister?
Fan