Parts of Speech
Don't Be So Dramatic!
Speaking Figuratively
Writer's Block
Marketing
100
The words a, an, and the are special adjectives
What are articles.
100
Madea often breaks character during a play to speak directly with the audience. She is doing this.
What is an aside?
100
Jeep's slogan..."I live. I ride. I am. Jeep"
What is an anaphora?
100
What are the 5 senses?
What is seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, and tasting?
100
If you don't chew Trident Gum, your teeth will rot, your breath will stink, and your head may explode.
What is fear advertising technique?
200
nouns that do not have a capital letter unless they are at the beginning of a sentence.
What are common nouns
200
Derek Jeter broke a tie with Rickey Henerson for the most stolen bases in Yankees history. They're battling for the best baseball player of all time.
What is Good vs. Good drama conflict?
200
I got that "boom" "boom" "pow." Those chicks be jocking my style.
What is onomatopoeia?
200
"Save The Last Dance" was filmed in NEW YORK CITY in 2000.
What is the setting?
200
My dog absolutely LOVES Puppy Chow dog food. He is this.
What is a consumer?
300
Words (set off by commas or exclamation points) that show emotion or surprise.
What are interjections?
300
Ohio State coach Jim Tressel was ousted from his post amid NCAA violations from a scandel the ruined his reputation. Now he has to answer to fans, the school regulations board and the NCAA board of directors.
What is individual vs. society drama conflict?
300
When Kameron scolded Jack, she made him feel 2 inches tall!
What is hyperbole?
300
I use vivid imagery, figurative language devices such as similes and metaphors, and sensory impressions when I write this type of essay.
What is descriptive writing?
300
I can just smell the savory burgers right off the grill. The lettuce and tomatoes are so juicy. It's making my mouth water!
What is sensory-appeal?
400
He skipped "hurriedly" to get to class.
What is an adverb.
400
My mother asked me to wash her car. I said, "sure," but I really meant "you need to wash your own dirty car!!"
What is subtext?
400
Beware of the "brick monsters" at Carolina. They come from nowhere and trip you up.
What is personification?
400
Define, Clarify, Explain, Instruct, Inform
What are the purposes for expository essays?
400
Every time I lace up my Air Jordans, I forget that I'm a loser. I stop thinking about pimples on my face and feel like I'm the MAN!! I love myself when I'm rocking the Jordans!
What is insecurity?
500
"He" should not have gone with "her" to the movies. "They" are in big trouble with "me!"
What are pronouns?
500
As I'm getting prepared for school, I think to myself, "I really don't want to go today. I would have way more fun if I stayed home."
What is a soliloquy?
500
Scottie Pippen said that Lebron James is the Michael Jordan of his generation.
What is metaphor?
500
One day, my dad woke me up early in the morning. He said I was in store for a day I'd never forget. He took me fishing and I caught a 2-foot-long shark. I knew then that I wanted to be a fisherman.
What is an anecdote?
500
Most of the 7th graders have Facebook, Myspace, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Tagged. They say it's to stay connected to friends.
What is social media?