Comma Comma Comma Comma, Comma-Chameleons & Vocab
State the comma rule used here:
"Tina, ya' fat lard! Come git yer' dinner!" - Napoleon Dynamite
What is commas are used when directly addressing someone?
DAILY DOUBLE
The in-text citation goes where when using evidence?
What is at the end of the sentence that the evidence is contained in (not right after the quote)
Example: According to the CDC, "67% of all people in America had the flu in 2021, which means that they were very unhealthy this year (Fauci, paragraph 4)."
Objects that represent things and usually have messages.
What is symbolism?
IDENTIFY THE CORRECT VERB USAGE FOR THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE
The cat (run / runs) across the yard.
What is runs?
The year Poky High was established
What is 1892?
State the comma rule used here:
Chameleons are found in Tana, Madagascar.
What is commas are used to separate dates and places?
A quote that appears by itself without a signal phrase is called this.
What is a stand-alone or free-standing quote?
When writers give human traits to objects, animals or ideas.
What is personification?
IDENTIFY THE CORRECT VERB USAGE FOR THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE
The dogs (bark / barks) loudly at night.
What is bark?
Poky High's official school colors
What are "royal red" and "navy blue?"
Chameleons, which are generally camouflaged, can grow from 0.5 inches to 27 inches.
What is commas are used to separate appositive phrases?
The information contained in an in-text citation for a book.
What is (author's last name, page number)
(Golding, 67)
(Bradburry, 67)
When writers repeat the same letter/letter sound at the beginnings of words in a sentence.
What is alliteration?
IDENTIFY THE CORRECT VERB USAGE FOR THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE
The teacher and the students (is / are) talking.
What is "are?"
The last year that the boys' golf team won state
When is 2008?
Provide at least 2 characteristics of "dystopia"
What is chaos, lack of order, government censorship and control, authoritarianism; exploitation etc.
Define "paraphrase"
What is to rewrite something someone said into your own words?
Two things are being compared WITHOUT using “like” or “as.”
What is a metaphor?
This is the punctuation mark used when writing a question
What is a question mark?
The gift given to to Highland High School from Poky was a bell. The bell was originally located at this school.
What is Bonneville Elementary?
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Define "analysis"
What is to look for the deeper meaning behind something
The location of the signal phrase
What is before the evidence?
Example: Jack says, "We’ve got to have rules and obey them. After all, we’re not savages," he explained to the boys.
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Phrases and words usually not understood without a connotation (stuff you have to figure out by hearing it or doing research)
What is an idiom?
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This type of sentence is...
Although the storm knocked out the power, the students finished their poster, and they presented it to the class the next day.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
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The name of the architect who designed the school
Who is Frank H. Paradice Jr?