Grammar
What do these words all have in common:
Boston, Wednesday, Beverly, December
They're all proper nouns
Another word for a question
Query
What type of figurative language is this:
The tree danced in the wind.
Personification
Who is the protagonist in "Shells".
Michael
The overall main message of a text/the lesson is teaches the reader.
What is wrong with this dialogue:
Hi mom! How are you doing?"
It's missing the other quotation mark
Movements of your hands, arms, or body that help express an idea or feeling.
Gestures
Is this a simile or a metaphor?
She was as busy as a bee.
Simile
Both our characters were uprooted. What does "uprooted" mean?
Being moved to another place
An antagonist is...
A character that is directly against the protagonist in a story
Proper nouns should ALWAYS be ...
Capitalized
To walk slowly and with heavy steps, like when you’re tired or carrying something heavy.
Trudge
Sensory details are used to describe a scene using your...
5 senses
Why is "Hatchet" the title of the text we read?
Because the Hatchet was Brian's only tool and one that was very useful to him.
If you were going to write a diary entry from another person's point of view, what perspective would you write it in?
First person perspective
In the word feebly, what is the suffix?
-ly
Something that seems scary, evil, or like something bad is going to happen.
Sinister
What is an onomatopoeia?
A sound word where the word imitates the natural sound of the thing it describes
What perspective is told by a narrator who has access to ALL characters thoughts and feelings?
Third person omnicient
First
What is the prefix of the word, ungrateful
un-
In a weak or faint way; without much strength or energy.
Feebly
What are the 5 W's?
Who, What, When, Where, Why
What is one lesson shared between "Shells" and the Night of the Spadefoot Toads?
Home is where you make it!
Is this a metaphor or a simile:
He was a cheetah running across the field in his soccer game.
Metaphor