Revising and Editing
How is a comma used?
To separate phrases (dependent and independent)
Paragraphs with a poem are called-?
Stanzas
DAILY DOUBLE
What is a thesis? Where paragraph is it used in?
What the essay is about, used in introductory paragraph
What inference can be made about you and the STAAR test?
Varies
What figurative language is being used in the line "pick, pick, pick, pick" in Cinderella.
Repetition
What is an independent clause/phrase?
A phrase that can be a complete thought/could stand on its own
What is a couplet?
When two lines are in a stanza.
How many paragraphs is an essay?
4
What is the difference between an inference and a fact given?
Inference- educated guess
Fact-something that is proven
What figurative language is used in the line
"Hello Darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again"
Personification
What is missing from this sentence?
Systems in other countries where students can leave school with minimal debt, can serve as models for solutions that we can adapt in the U.S.
Comma between where and countries
AABBA is an example of a -?
rhyme scheme
How many sentences are in a conclusion?
2
What inference can be made about the speaker in the poem "Because I could Not Stop for Death "?
the speaker is dead/the speaker is looking across her life
What is the difference between simile and metaphor?
Simile- compare using like or as
metaphor- compare without using like or as
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What is the difference between a fragment and a comma splice?
A fragment has a subject OR an action but never both.
A comma splice has a comma where a semicolon or colon would be to separate two independent phrases.
What does the hyperbole mean?
"I'd catch a grenade for you"
He would risk his life for someone he loves
How many pieces of evidence should be used for EACH body paragraph?
2, 4 in total
What is an inference that can be made based on this sentence?
Thanks to his cologne, the room reeked of rotten fruit.
That the person smells bad
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What is dramatic irony?
Give the host one example.
Example: In your notes
When something happens that the character expects but the reader knows.
How is a semicolon used?
To separate two independent phrases, complete sentences
What is a rhyme scheme?
The pattern shown at the end of the lines of poetry.
What is the difference between informational and argumentative essay?
Informational- explaining the text
Argumentative-arguing for one side of a topic using the text
What inference can be made about the irony used in the poem, " Because I could not stop for Death"?
That Death is kind
What is the difference between tone and mood?
Tone-author's speaker's feelings
Mood-reader/audience's feelings