Inferences
figurative language
parts of speech
genres
all about writing
poetry
100
I told my neighbor that my new puppy was still losing his baby teeth and will sometimes nip at your fingers when he plays. I left the room to get something from the kitchen when I heard, "OUCH", coming from the living room.
Can you infer who said "OUCH" and why?
My neighbour said "OUCH" becausse my puppy bit him - the puppy was still teething and the neighbour was told that the puppy would bite fingers when he plays.
100
Identify the type of figurative language.
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hyperbole
100
This takes the place of one or more nouns or pronouns.
pronoun
100
A type of fiction that is based on a person or event in history
historical fiction
100
Writing that helps the reader visualize the person, place, thing, or situation. When a text conjures a vivid, sensory impression in the reader’s mind, not only does it make the writing more interesting to read; it helps the reader understand the text better and recognize the author’s intention more clearly.
descriptive writing
100
dreary
weary
These are examples of words that ____.
rhyme
200
If my friend came to school very tired this morning, then I could infer that...
my friend did not get enough sleep last night
my friend went to bed very late last night.
200
Bang! Boom! Drip! Shhh! Buzz! Creak!
What kind of figurative language are these words?
onomatopoeia
200
These words are some of the the most frequently used words in English, they are definite or indefinite, and they are considered adjectives.
articles
200
writing that has to do with the beauty of language
Nursery Rhymes are a type of this
poetry
200
This kind of writing is a written record of our thoughts & feelings. There are really not any rules although most of this kind of writing is a daily or weekly exercise and is usually kept private.
journaling or writing in a diary
200
He wrote the famous poem "The Raven," which begins with these words: "Once upon a midnight dreary,..."
Edgar Allan Poe
300
An inference should be based on:
(pick 2)
a. details in the text
b. what will happen next
c. prior knowledge
d. how the story of passage ends
a. details in the text
c. prior knowledge
300
His face was stone as she said she was sorry.
metaphor
300
This part of speech tells us to what degree (how, when, where) or to what extent (how much, how long, or how often).
adverbs
300
the story of your own life, written by you
autobiography
300
attempts to persuade the reader to agree with the writer's claim or position on an issue, using evidence and reasoning to support its ideas.
argument
or
argumentatie writing
300
A group of lines in a poemn is not called a paragraph. What IS that called?
stanza
400
Susie was playing very roughly with her chrome book, and later that day her friends saw her in the office. They heard the principal say that she shouldn't have been swinging it around in the first place. What happened to Susie?
She broke it
400
a widely used saying or expression containing a figurative meaning that differs from the phrase's literal meaning; comes from the Greek word “idioma,” meaning peculiar phrasing
idiom
400
a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause (e.g. and, but, if)
conjunction
400
A type of fiction that could happen to you or me. Diary of a Wimpy Kid is this type of book
realistic fiction
400
This is a process in writing of rearranging, adding, or removing paragraphs, sentences, or words. Writers may make changes to their writing after a draft is complete or during the composing process.
revision or revising
400
A poet of the Harlem Renaissance, he wrote "Mother to Son."
Langston Hughes
500
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500
a figure of speech in which a writer makes a reference to a famous story, person, object, or event
allusion
500
a word or phrase that is grammatically independent from the words around it, and mainly expresses feeling rather than meaning. Oh, what a beautiful house! Uh-oh, this looks bad.
interjection
500
a genre of literature that features magical and supernatural elements that do not exist in the real world
fantasy
500
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The earliest known writing, called _______ script, was invented there around 3400 B.C. in an area called Sumer near the Persian Gulf. Clay for tablets and reeds for styluses (writing tools) were needed for this writing to be possible.
500
She spoken her poem “ON THE PULSE OF MORNING” at the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony for Barack Obama on, January 20, 1993.
Maya Angelou