Inferences
As I walked in the door, I was amazed at the beautiful colors and smells. I knew it would be hard to decide what to buy with my $3. The chocolate truffles looked delicious, but they were expensive. The jelly beans were not only cheap, but so colorful! With so much to choose from, I knew I would be here a long time. Where am I?
a candy store
A strong essay includes this many paragraphs.
4-5
The setting of a story includes these three elements.
Place, time, and environment
The pudgy baby bear looked chubby and round.
Pudgy refers to:
a. small
b. thin
c. plump
c. plump
Fix the verb: I done my homework last night.
done -> did
As George walked down the hallway to his apartment, he could smell his neighbors' dinners. What time of day is it?
Evening; dinner time
Quotations marks should be used when citing these in your essay.
Hint: there are 2 answers!
1. when using text evidence
2. in the title of articles
The author of a story uses this story element to send a message or teach an important life lesson.
Theme
Mary sneered at the ugly sweater. "Wow," she said. "That is just hideous."
Hideous refers to:
a. expensive
b. unattractive
c. cheap
b. unattractive
The yellow ball rolled down the hill. What is the adjective?
yellow
The movie ended and everyone in the audience clapped. What happened?
The movie has just ended.
These four letters make up what we call our "writing strategy."
Bonus! (+200 points): share the 4 letters, and state what they stand for
RACE
Restate the question, Answer the question, Cite evidence, Explain the evidence
This story element term is the problem in the story.
Conflict
Regular exercise is beneficial to your body, but too much exercise is not good for you.
Beneficial refers to:
a. helpful
b. harmful
c. pleasant
a. helpful
We went outside for class today What's wrong with the sentence?
missing ending punctuation
Lightning cracked across the sky, and the thunder boomed! Suddenly, all the lights went out. What happened?
The storm caused the power to go out.
When tasked with an essay, you should identify these three letters of your prompt before you begin writing.
TPA:
Task, Purpose, Audience
This story element term describes an individual's qualities that make up a character.
Hint: This term would be used when asked to describe a character.
Character trait
Regina remembers when she had just two pairs of shoes. Now, her closet holds a plethora of shoes in almost every color and style.
Plethora refers to:
a. shape
b. size
c. large quantity
c. large quantity
The boy and his dog went to the park to play fetch with a ball. List the nouns.
boy, dog, park, ball
My friend has a difficult time completing his homework. What can you infer about your friend?
He has poor grades; he is not learning much
These four letters make up the topic sentence of a body paragraph.
GTAP:
Genre, Title, Author, Purpose
These five stages represent a story's plot.
*You must list them in order to earn the points!
1. Exposition
2. Rising Action
3. Climax
4. Falling Action
5. Resolution
Margaret had ambivalent feelings about attending the concert. She knew she'd enjoy the music, but she didn't really want to go out in the rainy weather.
Ambivalent refers to:
a. mixed
b. angry
c. distrustful
a. mixed
I went to the market and bought bananas oranges and strawberries to make a smoothie. Where should the commas be placed?
bananas, oranges, and strawberries