Comma Drama
Add the missing comma: “After school we went to the mall.”
“After school, we went to the mall.”
Is Toronto a proper noun or a common noun?
Proper
What should always be capitalized in a sentence?
the first letter
What is setting?
Time and place
What POV is Lather and Nothing Else told from?
1st person
Which sentence uses commas correctly? A) I bought chips, candy and pop. B) I bought chips candy, and pop. C) I bought chips, candy, and pop.
C
Is teacher a proper noun or a common noun?
common
Fix this: “my friend lives in toronto.”
“My friend lives in Toronto.”
What is foreshadowing?
Hints or clues to what will happen later in the story
What happens to Uncle Tobias after the earthquake?
He becomes obsessed with telling the story of what happened to anyone who will listen.
Add the missing commas: “My brother however does not like pizza.”
“My brother, however, does not like pizza.”
Which word is the proper noun: “My friend Jordan went to the restaurant.”
Jordan
Which needs a capital letter? monday, school, canada, teacher
Monday and Canada
What is a dynamic character?
A character that has an abundance of traits/personality.
In A Man Who Had No Eyes, what details about the rich man should make the reader suspicious before the ending?
- he does not smoke
- he says he notices the tapping of the cane
- he pities all blind creatures
- he said he was glad to be alive
Fix the punctuation: “I wanted to go to the party but I was too tired.”
“I wanted to go to the party, but I was too tired.”
Find the three proper nouns: “On Friday, Marcus and his sister went to Walmart.”
Friday, Marcus, and Walmart
Fix this: “last summer, jake visited his grandmother in springfield, ohio."
“Last summer, Jake visited his grandmother in Springfield, Ohio."
What is the difference between a topic and a theme?
Topic: one or a few words, describes what the story is about (love, war, friendship)
Theme: describes why the story is important, what the main message is (love is all you need, war destroys lives)
In Earthquake, why does Uncle Neddie believe he has caused the earthquake?
He turned on his electric fence for the first time just as the earthquake started.
Add all the missing commas: “Unfortunately Sarah forgot her homework so she had to explain to Mr. Brown why she didn’t have it.”
“Unfortunately, Sarah forgot her homework, so she had to explain to Mr. Brown why she didn’t have it.”
Name the common and proper nouns: “Mrs. Smith took her class to the Owen Sound Public Library.”
Common: class/library.
Proper: Mrs. Smith/Owen Sound Public Library
Fix ALL capitalization errors: “on saturday, my family drove from owen sound to toronto to visit the royal ontario museum.”
“On Saturday, my family drove from Owen Sound to Toronto to visit the Royal Ontario Museum.”
What are the 5 elements of plot? (Think back to the graph)
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
All three stories contain a moment where a character realizes that something is not what they originally thought. Choose ONE story and explain what the character realizes.