Punctuation
Correct the error in the sentence:
I would of went if I knew you would be there.
I would have went if I knew you would be there.
What are the first two steps we should complete when we have to answer questions about a passage?
Read the questions and annotate
Protagonist
The main character
Narrator
The person who is telling the story
Grapple
To struggle or fight with
Correct the error in the sentence:
A short, round, bald, man in a business suit stormed into the room.
A short, round, bald man in a business suit stormed into the room.
What acronym are we supposed to remember when we write a constructed response? What does it stand for?
RAPS - Restate, answer, provide three examples, and summarize.
Plot
The series of events in a story
Tone
The writer's attitude toward the story
Exude
to put off strongly
Correct the error in the sentence:
She opened the box and dumped it's contents onto her floor.
She opened the box and dumped its contents onto her floor.
After reading the title, what is the first step of annotating?
Skim the passage
Personification
Giving human characteristics to something non-human
Mood
The feeling a piece of writing causes in its readers
Cavalier
showing a lack of concern
Correct the error in the sentence:
When Rebecca explained it to Deborah she was ecstatic.
When Rebecca explained it to Deborah, she was ecstatic.
What should a parenthetical citation include?
Hint: (___________)
Author's last name and page number
Theme
The central topic, message, or subject of a text
Juxtapose
To place two things side by side to compare and contrast them
Correct the error in the sentence:
I would rather eat a shoe then take a math test.
I would rather eat a shoe than take a math test.
What are the 5 main types of conflict?
Hint: ___ vs ___
Man vs man, man vs self, man vs society, man vs nature, man vs technology
Connotation
The feeling or hidden meaning associated with a word
Diction
The choice of words a writer uses
Ethereal
Too perfect for this world; heavenly