Wacky Writing
Identify the subject: Mrs. Hess jumped at the conclusion of "The Walking Dead."
Mrs. Hess
Identify the noun AND verb in the sentence: Randy is walking to the Big Oak.
Noun: Randy AV: is walking
Name the pieces of plot development (plot diagram) - in order!
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
A narrative must have ____________ ____________ in order to be a successful story.
Plot development
What is a theme of a story?
Lesson or message of the story.
Place the pieces of an introduction to an Informative Writing essay in order: -Background Information -Thesis -Hook
Hook, Background Information, Thesis
Which sentence correctly uses commas? A. Jan, Sam, Jake, and Dan decided to go to the park after school to play soccer. B. Mrs. Smith, the awkward Chemistry teacher wants all of her students, to participate in the science fair. C. Mrs. Spohn and Mrs. Morral warned all of the 8th grade students about the ghost that haunts the hallways, of Williamson
A
Explain the difference between DIRECT and INDIRECT.
DIRECT: information an author tells the reader INDIRECT: information an author shows the reader
Place the pieces of a body paragraph in order for an Argumentative essay. -Supporting sentence -Topic sentence -Concluding sentence
Topic, Supporting, conclusion
Explain the difference between connotation and denotation.
Connotation: emotional feeling of a word Denotation: dictionary definition of a word
Describe the difference between an informative essay and a persuasive essay.
Informative - provides information Persuasive - attempts to prove a point of view
Name the appropriate piece of punctuation: used to separate two independent clauses
Semicolon
Name the literary device: words or phrases that appeal to the five senses.
Imagery
Explain the difference between tone and mood.
Tone: author's feeling toward a subject Mood: reader's feeling after reading text
Explain the difference between SUBJECTIVE and OBJECTIVE.
Subjective: based upon a person's feelings, opinions Objective: based upon actual facts, unbiased
The body paragraph must have the following 3 pieces:
Topic sentence, evidence, explanation of evidence,
Explain the difference between a fragment and a run-on.
Fragment - group of words that cannot be a sentence because it is missing a noun or verb. Run-on - a sentence that incorrectly uses punctuation and conjunctions
A reasonable conclusion drawn from the text is a(n) _________________.
Inference
Singing in the rain, Kelly ruined her favorite shirt. "Singing in the rain" is what part of speech?
Gerund
Someone, who looks like a clown, had been watching the class for hours.
Identify the prepositional phrase.
For hours
The following phrases are examples of what type of figurative language: Actions speak louder than words, Beat around the bush, Can't judge a book by its cover
Idiom
The girls, frightened by the police car's headlights, quickly came down from the school's roof. What part of speech is "frightened by the police car's headlights"? Does it act as an adjective or adverb in the sentence?
Adjective - describes the girls
Explain the difference between a dynamic and static character. Provide an example of both from texts studied this school year and explain why. (WHOOP THERE IT IS!) DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dynamic character: a character that changes as a result of the events of the story Static character: a character that does not change throughout the story
Identify what voice this sentence is in: The letter was sent to the Army by the General. Next, switch the sentence to the opposite voice.
The original sentence is in passive voice. Switch: The General sent the letter.
Name the 8 parts of speech discussed in lab.
Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjections