Frederick Douglass
The purpose of an autobiography is to
explain or inform
Identify the subject in the following sentence:
There was a big group here last night.
GROUP
**The sentence is in inverted order, and predicate comes before the noun.**
Ferns and tiny wildflowers grew. Along the narrow forest trail.
Fragment
Correction: Along the narrow forest trail, ferns and tiny wildflowers grew.
As "A Cub Pilot" progresses, the narrator grows increasingly frantic. This is an example of which plot element?
Rising Action
**Compare the narrator at the beginning of the plot and the end of the plot.**
What is the SUBJECT in the following sentence?
The movie you wanted to watch is here.
MOVIE
What is a main conflict when Douglass is sent to work under Covey?
A. Douglass suffers mental torture as well as physical violence.
B.Douglass is unable to manage living in the country after being in the city.
A. Douglass suffers mental torture as well as physical violence.
Correct this run-on sentence:
Her book report is due Thursday she hasn't read the book yet.
Her book report is due Thursday, and she hasn't read the book yet.
Frogs and mallard ducks swim. In the secluded pond.
FRAGMENT
Correction: In the secluded pond, frogs and mallard ducks swim.
In "A Cub Pilot," Mr. Bixby advises the narrator to never let anybody else shake his confidence in himself. This is an example of which plot element?
falling action
Autobiography is written in which point of view?
First person
Remember that an autobiography is about the life of a person, written by that same person.
When Douglass thinks about escaping, what is one of his main conflicts?
Douglass is heartbroken about leaving his fellow slaves.
Correct the run-on sentence:
She moved to town three months ago, she is pretty shy.
She moved to town three months ago, so she is pretty shy.
The boy has on a cowboy shirt. That is covered with mud.
The boy has on a cowboy shirt that is covered in mud.
A Cub Pilot was written by....
Mark Twain
Identify the subject of the following sentence:
Along the way, stop and take in the breathtaking views.
An understood you
"The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass" was written by.....
Frederick Douglass.
Correct the run-on sentence:
The Southern Cross is known by another name it is called Crux Latin for the word cross.
The Southern Cross is known by another name; it is called Crux, which is Latin for the word cross.
The girl wore a hat. That had been covered with ribbons.
The girl wore a hat that had been covered with ribbons.
Mark Twain's real name
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Identify the indirect object:
Mom bought me a new skateboard.
Me
**An indirect object comes before the direct object. It tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done. **
Read the sentence:
I now resolved that, however long I might remain a slave in form, the day had passed forever when I could be a slave in fact.
In this sentence, Douglass infers that.....
Douglass has decided that he is already free, even if he is not free legally.
Which conjunction best fixes the run-on sentence?
Wayne had climbed the tree, __________ he couldn't get down.
but
Correct the fragment:
A lean to is. A shelter hikers use in the mountains.
A lean-to is a shelter hikers use in the mountains.
Is "A Cub Pilot" fiction or nonfiction?
Nonfiction
Identify the subject:
Step up to the desk and give the clerk your ticket.
An understood you