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Our burglar alarm is often out of order. This is an example of a fact or an opinion.
What is a fact?
100
A noun that substitutes for a noun or proper noun to avoid repetition--ex: he, she
What is a pronoun?
100
a person's judgment or belief
What is an opinion?
100
Vocabulary word used is the story, "My Papa, Mark Twain" that has a similar meaning to the word continually.
What is incessantly?
100
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph
Who are Santa's 8 reindeer?
200
"It is unquestionably the best book he has ever written." This quote is an example of fact or opinion.
What is an opinion?
200
A noun that show's ownership--ex: the boy's toy
What is a possessive noun?
200
A logical guess about what is going to happen next
What is a prediction?
200
An academic vocabulary word that means to prove something to be true.
What is verify?
200
No school December 23-January 3
What is winter vacation?
300
The viewpoint from which he/she writes--based on the the writer's beliefs and background.
What is author's perspective?
300
A part of speech that describes a person, place or thing.
What is an adjective?
300
Information that can be proved or verified.
What is a fact?
300
A vocabulary word that is used on "My Papa, Mark Twain" that is a synonym for exceptional.
What is extroadinary?
300
December 31st
What is New Year's Eve?
400
Susy tells her feelings about and personal interest in her father in "My Papa, Mark Twain".
What is author's perspective?
400
"her skirts" is an example of a a. pronoun b. noun c. possessive pronoun d. possessive noun
What is c--possessive pronoun?
400
You use these two things to make predictions.
What is prior knowledge and story details?
400
The word consequently means what in the following sentence, "Papa went down and opened the window; consequently the alarm bell rang.
What is "as a result"?
400
Mr. Williams' birthday--month and day.
What is December 1st?
500
Thinks very fond of her father.
What is the author's perspective?
500
How many PERSONAL POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS are in the sentence, "The old lady whirled around and snatched her skirts out of danger."
What is is one--"her"?
500
A one telling a story--can be a character in the story or out of the story.
What is a narrator?
500
A vocabulary word used in "My Papa, Mark Twain" to describe a person who incessantly "forgets" homework.
What is absentminded?
500
Mrs. Bower's cat's name?
What is Lou?