Dictionary
What is the dictionary definition for inference?
X
Name the FANBOYS and the punctuation I usually need with them
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. COMMAS
What are the 5 elements of plot?
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Name 2 types of organizational patterns
cause & effect, description, compare & contrast, problem & solution, sequence, chronological
Black, Grey, Blue, White
What is the dictionary definition for conclusion?
X
Identify the dependent clause: Until Farid visited his cousins in Arizona, he had never seen a rattlesnake.
Until Farid visited his cousins in Arizona
At dawn, Mae Tuck set out on her horse for the wood at the edge of the village of Treegap. She was going there to meet her two sons, and she was feeling at ease. At noon time, Winnie Foster, lost her patience and decided to think about running away. POV?
Third Person Omniscient
What is the controlling or central idea?
What the text is mostly about (evident in MOST paragraphs)
Ms. Jean's birthday
October 17
She promised to never DIVULGE the secret.
tell/reveal
When would I use a semi colon?
To connect two complete sentences that are related
OH NO! I got a theme question, how do I annotate for that??
HSW, look for not specific lessons I can use anywhere
If asked "what is the most likely reason the author included _____", what is it actually asking me?
Why the author did something
Ms. Jean's favorite snack
Lime Hot Cheetos
The two friends live in ADJACENT houses so they spend a lot of time together. Adjacent means
Next to
Combine these sentences: Ms. Jean believes that reading is the most important part of education. Which is why she teaches reading and gives a lot of work.
Ms. Jean believes that reading is the most important part of education, which is why she teaches reading and gives a lot of work.
I got a question about figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification), what do I need to know to answer this question?
What is being compared and WHY. What is the author trying to show me or get me to understand
Before toothbrushes were invented, people cleaned their teeth with small twigs. The first toothbrushes were made from bones and bristles from boars, horsehairs, or even feathers. Today the bristles on most toothbrushes are made from nylon.
Which is the central idea?
People used natural objects to clean their teeth before toothbrushes.
Ms. Jean's favorite sea animal
Black Tip Reef Shark
The players got into a DISPUTE over whether the ball made it into the basket before the buzzer. Dispute means
argument/disagreement
What change, if any, should be made: Before Bessemer's invention, steel was costly to make, so most business rely upon iron.
rely to relied
What is the difference between 3rd person omniscient, 3rd person limited, and 3rd person objective?
3PO= all characters thoughts and feelings, 3PL= one characters thoughts & feelings, 3Pobj= no one's thoughts & feelings
It all started in 1904 at the St. Louis World's Fair when an ice cream vendor ran out of dishes for his ice cream. A man named Ernest Hamwi was selling waffles in the booth next door. He helped his neighbor out by making cone-shaped waffles to hold the ice cream. The rest, as they say, is history.
What is the central idea
Ice cream cones were invented in 1904
Name 3 out of 4 of Ms. Jean's pets
Oakley, Gary, Archie, Erick