Parts of Speech
What is a noun?
a person, place, thing, or idea
What is an onomatopoeia?
a sound in word form
the morale or lesson of the story
theme
Where did Mrs. Abney teach BEFORE she moved to Stewarts Creek Middle School?
Stewarts Creek Elementary School
What type of writing explains things?
informative/explanatory
What specific way are proper nouns written?
With a capital letter
She was shining as bright as the sun.
simile
what a passage is mostly about
central idea/main idea
How many years has Mrs. Abney been teaching?
15 years
What type of plan should you use for argumentative writing?
pro/con list
What is the job of an adjective?
To describe a noun
It took me 6 hours to get my math homework done.
hyperbole
An act intended to trick or deceive
hoax
What's Mrs. Abney's Dogs name?
Kobe
Information that is borrowed from a passage
text evidence
What is the job of an adverb?
To describe how a verb is done
(adds to the verb)
He is a teddy bear.
metaphor
Lacking skill for a particular task; unskilled
inept
What is Ms. Schubert's favorite thing to do with her free time?
information that is taken from a text and not given credit
plagiarism
What do many adverbs end in?
-ly
It's raining cats and dogs.
idiom
Move or back away
recede
What bothers Mrs. Abney the most at school?
first step in any writing task
read the prompt