Style
What dress-ups have we learned so far, and how should you label them?
The six dress-ups are: -ly adverb, strong verb, quality adjective, who/which clause, because clause, www.asia clause.
They should be underlined!
What do we call the time and place of a story?
Setting
Which numbers should usually be spelled out rather than written as numerals?
Numbers that can be written in one or two words.
highly respected
esteemed
Which river is central to the story Tom Sawyer?
The Mississippi
If you take a who/which clause out of a sentence, what should be left?
A complete sentence.
What do we call the problem, want, or need of the main character?
Conflict
When used with quotation marks, do periods and commas go inside or outside of the end quotation mark?
Inside
with much care and effort
diligently
During which historical event is Chains set?
The American Revolutionary War
What are the banned words?
Go/went, say/said, good/bad, pretty, big/small.
What do we call the event that leads to the conflict being solved?
The climax (and resolution)
When must you hyphenate ages?
When used in front of a noun: nine-year-old Mary.
to endure despite difficulty
persevere
What does Isabel seek throughout the novel?
What is the topic-clincher rule?
The topic sentence and clincher sentence of EACH paragraph must repeat or reflect 2-3 key words (and be bolded or highlighted.)
Where should the commas go in the following sentence?
My dad who is picking apples right now really enjoys making apple pies because everyone loves eating them especially when it's cold outside.
My dad, who is picking apples right now, really enjoys making apple pie because everyone loves eating them, especially when it's cold outside.
to waste recklessly
squander
Which Native American tribe does St. Isaac interact with?
The Mohawk Tribe
What sentence openers have you learned, and how do you label them?
[2] Opener (prepositional opener) labeled as such.
When writing a three-paragraph story from three pictures, how should you begin each paragraph?
With the central fact of each picture.
When must you capitalize direction words like north, south, east, and west?
When they refer to a region or proper name: "The West was an exciting place of new growth," "West Virginia."
with strong displeasure at insult or injustice
indignantly
What treasure do Tom and Huck find?
Hidden gold in the cave.