LITERATURE
What is an inference?
to come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the text
What is a topic?
The general subject of a text. (PERSON, PLACE, OR THING)
Identify the noun(s) in the following sentence?
Grandma talked happily to the frolicking sea lions.
GRANDMA
SEA LIONS
DEFINE ANALYZE
To break something down and examine it carefully to understand it better.
What is an inference?
To come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the text
Correct this sentence: Lena seen a streak of light in the night sky.
Lena saw a streak of light in the night sky.
How is central idea different from theme?
The central idea tells WHAT THE STORY IS ABOUT AND THE THEME IS THE lesson or moral of the text.
Which sentence is written in the passive voice?
1. The cat chased the mouse.
2. The mouse was chased by the cat.
3. The mouse chased the cat.
2. The mouse was chased by the cat.
DEFINE MONOLOGUE
A long speech given by one character to others.
where and when a story takes place
SETTING
Read the following sentence:
Illusionist—the word grabbed him. He whispered it quietly, forming the syllables with his lips. Then he said it out loud. “Illusionist.” He loved the way it rolled off his tongue.
What does the phrase "the word grabbed him' express to the reader?
Daniel is fascinated/shocked/surprised by the word “illusionist.”
Mary has a new pet. Her pet is a baby kitten. It is soft and cuddly. The kitten likes to sleep a lot. Mary put a soft blanket in a box for its bed. Mary plays with her kitten when it is awake. She never forgets to feed her kitten.
What is the main idea?
Mary’s new pet is a kitten
I have _ older brothers.
1. two
2. too
3. to
none of them
TWO
DEFINE SONNET
A 14-line poem with a specific structure and rhyme pattern.
What word is spelled incorrectly? Judy’s neighbor was friends with her neice and invited her on the holiday sleigh ride.
NEICE
What is a poem that does not follow the rules, and has no rhyme/rhythm?
FREE VERSE
WHAT IS THE TEXT STRUCTURE?
Every year, thousands of car accidents occur because of drivers distracted by their phones. Safe drive Corporation developed a product that will disable cell phones inside a car, and many people feel this product will help save lives.
PROBLEM & SOLUTION
What is a theme?
1. A word to describe the book
2. A life lesson or message in a literary work
3. Teaching you about the characters
4. When a character changes over time.
2. LIFE LESSON
DEFINE ANALOGY
A comparison used to explain something by showing how it is similar to something else
When a writer describes an object as if it were a person
PERSONIFICATION
A conversation between 2 or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.
DIALOGUE
WHAT IS THE TEXT STRUCTURE?
Before editing your writing, the first step should be to revise. Begin by reading each paragraph separately, and then find the topic sentence for each one. Next, make sure all the sentences relate to that topic sentence. Finally, look at how the paragraphs work together.
SEQUENTIAL / ORDER
Choose the sentence in which the modifiers are correctly placed.
1. Struggling with the algebra problem, the pencil tapped nervously on Kenneth's desk.
2.Struggling with the algebra problem, Kenneth's desk was tapped nervously with the pencil.
3.Struggling with the algebra problem, Kenneth nervously tapped his pencil on the desk.
3. Struggling with the algebra problem, Kenneth nervously tapped his pencil on the desk.
DEFINE DELINEATE
To clearly show or trace the parts of an argument or idea.
Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence:
The trees sighed in the afternoon breeze.
PERSONIFICATION