Point of view
...with a walk into his closet, his thoughts took him down a lonesome desert road, far, far away in Old Mexico... Skippyjon Jones by J. Schachner What point of view is this passage told from?
What is third person?
The dog ran down the street. What is the verb in the sentence?
What is ran?
His fur shined black as night. What is this an example of?
What is a simile? remember that a simile uses like or as to compare two things
The Harry Potter books are examples of what type of literature? fiction nonfiction poetry persuasive piece
What is fiction? I keep fiction and nonfiction straight by remembering fiction = fake (2 f's)
What punctuation mark should end this sentence____
What is a question mark?
I'm twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York. The Lightning Thief by R. Riordan What point of view is this written from?
What is the first person?
What are the nouns in the following sentence? Rex fell out the window.
What are Rex and window?
I've been working like a dog. What type of figurative language is this an example of?
What is a simile?
Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, and so are you. What is this passage an example of?
What is poetry or a poem? remember that not all poems rhyme but a lot of them do
What punctuation marks do we use to show that someone is speaking?
What are quotation marks? remember that we use quotation marks to indicate dialogue when writing
If someone says "hello" to me, I suddenly feel so shy. Instead of waving back at them, I hide my face and walk on by. The Way I Feel by J. Cain What point of view is this passage written from?
What is the first person?
What is the adjective in the following sentence? Would Rex like an enormous hamburger?
What is enormous?
Bang! The cup fell (Focus on the BANG)
What is onomatopoeia?
Science textbooks are good examples of what type of literature? fiction nonfiction drama poetry
What is nonfiction?
I love to rockclimb hike and swim when we go to the lake. How many commas does this sentence need?
What are 2 commas? ...rockclimb, hike, and swim...
If his friends wanted to go fishing, P.J. wanted to go swimming. No matter what his friends wanted to do, P.J. always had to have his own way. P.J. the Spoiled Bunny by M. Sadler What point of view is this passage written from?
What is the third person?
The pink dress floated lazily on the old clothesline. What are the adjectives in the sentence?
What are pink and old?
When it was his turn to bat, he felt like he had butterflies in his stomach. What type of figurative language is this an example of?
What is an idiom? Def:An idiom is a word or phrase which means something different from its literal meaning. Ex: Its raining cats and dogs
A baseball player writes a non fiction book about himself. What would this be an example of? a. a drama b. an autobiography c. a poem
What is an autobiography?
What goes at the end of an exclamatory sentence? Why would you use one of these?
What is an exclamation mark or exclamation point?
Early the next morning, Betsy packed her lunch pail with two helpings of Mom's pies. Then she led the sheep up Rosenrise. Betsy Who Cried Wolf! by G.C. Levine
What is the third person?
The cat and dog chased each other all over the playground and field. What is the verb in this sentence?
What is chased?
What type of figurative language is demonstrated in the following sentence? His eyes burn like steady flames. Eyes of Gray Wolf by J. London
What is a simile? remember that similes and metaphors are great ways to write 'show' don't 'tell' sentences
Give an example of a fictional book.
What is __________________?
When writing dialogue, what do we do to show that someone else has started speaking?
What is start a new line and indent?