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What are the FIVE elements of figurative language that was discussed?
Hyperboles Personification Alliteration Similes Metaphors
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What is the difference between a noun and a adjective?
A noun is a name of something, such as the name of a person, place or thing A adjective describes and modifies.
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How many elements of a plot are there? AND Name them
FIVE 1.Exposition 2.Rising Action 3.Climax 4.Falling Action 5.Resolution
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What are the two different points of view we discussed?
First person point of view Third person point of view
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What is the amount of students that were in the class on June 30th?
4 Dahlia Terry Ralphy Dejah
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What is an Hyperbole? Identify the hyperbole in the stanza below: "And finally Sarah Cynthia Stout said, “OK, I’ll take the garbage out!” But then, of course, it was too late. . . The garbage reached across the state, From New York to the Golden Gate. And there, in the garbage she did hate, Poor Sarah met an awful fate, That I cannot right now relate Because the hour is much too late"
Hyperbole is an statement of exaggeration. "The garbage reached across the state, From New York to the Golden Gate"
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Identify the prepositions in the sentences below: 1. At school she enjoys herself a lot 2. She walked past me, but refused to acknowledge my presence 3. I never leave my house without an umbrella, due to the uncertain weather
1. At 2. past 3. without
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In which element do you begin to identify the conflict?
Rising Action
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What were the two things that Wolf said in "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" that the story was really about?
The real story is about a sneeze and a cup of sugar
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Name the student that likes to: a)play basketball b)play football c)cook
a)dahlia b)terry c)ralphy
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What is difference between Similes and Metaphors? Give an example of a simile and re-create it to make it a metaphor
A simile is a comparison of two things using "like" or "as" and a metaphor is a comparison of two unlike things not using "like" or "as"
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What is the role of the verb? Identify the verbs in the sentences below: 1. My grumpy old English teacher smiled at the plate of cold meatloaf 2. The daredevil cockroach splashed into Sara's soup 3.Theo's overworked computer exploded in a spray of sparks 4.The curious toddler popped a grasshopper into her mouth
The verb's role in a sentence is to described the action 1.smiled 2.splashed 3.exploded 4.popped
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What is the difference between Climax and Falling Action?
Climax is the turning point of the story, usually the main character comes face to face with the conflict Falling Action is when the climax is taken care of. (no more conflict)
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What is a BioPoem and what is in the beginning and end of each biopoem?
A biopoem is a poem that describes a person. First Name and Last Name
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True or False: Ms. Board and Ms. Baker have enjoyed working with you during summer school?
TOTALLY TRUE!!!!!!!!!
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What is Personification? AND using the sentences below tell me what is being personified and how? 1. The video camera observed the whole scene. 2. The ocean waves lashed out at the boat and the storm continued to brew 3. The bees played hide and seek with the flowers as they buzzed from one to another 4. Her life passed her by
Personification is giving human qualities to inanimate (non-living) things 1.Video camera (observed) 2. Ocean waves (lashed out) 3. Bees (played) 4. Life (passed)
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What are the adjectives in the sentences below and what is it describing: 1.Ten puppies are playing in the tall, green grass. 2. The cold and wet snow was all over Suzzy's jacket 3.Four people went to the small meeting 4.Mrs. Morrison papered her kitchen walls with hideous wall paper. 5.Many stores have already begun to play irritating Christmas music.
1. Ten describes puppies/ tall, green describes grass 2. Cold, wet describes snow 3. Four describes people/ small describes meeting 4. Kitchen describes walls/ hideous describes wall paper 5. Many describes stores/ irritating, christmas describes music
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Which elements of the plot (Exposition, Climax, Rising Action, Resolution, Falling Action) describe the: Beginning of the story Middle of the story End of the story
Beginning of the story: Exposition and Rising Action Middle of story: Climax End of story: Falling Action and Resolution
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What is an Idiom? And explain FOUR of the idioms listed: "The Cold Shoulder" "On the Edge" "Giving In" "Night Owl" "Sick as a Dog" "Getting Your Foot In the Door" "Down to Earth"
An idiom is a phrase where the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words, and not meant to be taken literally
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What is Ms. Baker's classroom summer BIG goal?
Students will be able to strengthen their skills in Poetry and Reading during the next three weeks in order to pass the CRCT Will accept answer that atleast contain: strengthen skills in poetry and reading to pass CRCT
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What is alliteration? Say a tongue twister and explain why it uses alliteration OR Identify 3 alliterative phrases in the stanza below: "Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black And the dark street winds and bends. Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow, And watch where the chalk-white arrows go To the place where the sidewalk ends."
Alliteration occurs when a series of words in a row (or close to a row) have the same first consonant sound. Stanza Answer: Blows black/ past the pits/ we shall walk with a walk/watch where the chalk-white
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Identify the adjectives, verbs, prepositions and nouns in the sentence below: The crunchy, honey-roasted grasshopper tasted good after I ate my delicious dinner.
Adjectives: crunchy, honey-roasted, delicious Verbs: tasted, ate Prepositions: after Nouns: grasshopper, dinner
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Using the signs that Ms. Board taught you, what are the four different types of conflicts and give an example
Human vs. Self Human vs. Society Human vs. Nature Human vs. Human
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Read the passage and fill in the blank with the correct word: Modern women like to own different kinds of hats. Back in the year 1500, women like to (1)... many pairs of gloves. Queen Elizabeth I owned about 1,000 (2)...! (1) A.own B. fancy C.swim D.smile (2) A.cats B. pairs C.servants D. ships
(1) A. own (2) B. pairs
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Why is it important to set goals in your education?
*give you a focus *a sense of direction *gets your life organized *allows you to make big decisions comfortably