Grammar
This part of speech describes and action, state, or occurence.
What is a verb?
A comparison using "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
A three-line poem with a syllable pattern of 5-7-5.
What is a haiku?
This daily activity happens in the first 10 minutes of our class and will be marked together for learning and feedback.
What is Bell Work?
The repetition of initial consonant sounds (ex. Sally sells seashells).
What is alliteration?
Giving human qualities to non-human things.
What is a personification?
A humorous five-line poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme.
What is a limerick?
On Day 3 of Bell Work rotation, students complete this type of writing.
What is Creative Writing?
What point of view is a story written in if the narrator says, "I opened the door and felt a sinister presence."
What is First-person point-of-view?
This punctuation is used for exclamatory sentences.
What is an exclamation point?
What is an allusion?
What is a Tanka?
This is what we're calling our Day 5 rotation activity wherein students are allowed to bring blankets, snacks, pillows.
What is Reading Cafe?
This is an incomplete sentence that is punctuated like a full sentence but lacks a subject, a verb, or a complete thought
What is a sentence fragment?
What is an oxymoron?
A poem thattells a story and often includes characters, confliects, and dialogue.
What is a narrative poem?
According to the handout, this activity is collected as an exit ticket and "logged for completion."
What is Free Write?
This type of sentence contains one independent clause and no dependent clauses.
What is a simple sentence?
A device where the sound of a word imitates its meaning (ex. buzz, or pop).
What is onomatopoeia?
A poem written to be performed aloud, often expressing strong emotion or social commentary.
What is spoken word poetry?
For the format of our 5th-day rotation quiz, what kind of question is the last question?
What is short answer?
What block does Mr. Den Haan teach PE?