Theme
What is theme?
The lesson to be learned in a story.
What is "central idea"?
It's the main idea or big idea. What the passage is mostly about.
What is point of view?
The perspective in which the story is told.
Identify the figurative language below.
Amy is as quiet as a mouse.
Simile
What is Walter Dean Myer's secret vice in Bad Boy?
Reading.
Writing Poetry
Dancing
Identify the theme:
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
What is the main idea for the passage below?
A penny for your thoughts? If it’s a 1943 copper penny, it could be worth as much as fifty thousand dollars. In 1943, most pennies were made out of steel since copper was needed for World War II, so the 1943 copper penny is ultra-rare. Another rarity is the 1955 double die penny. These pennies were mistakenly double stamped, so they have overlapping dates and letters. If it’s uncirculated, it’d easily fetch $25,000 at an auction. Now that’s a pretty penny
The rarity of old pennies.
What word is used frequently in 2nd person pov?
YOU
Identify the figurative language.
Silly Stormie Stole Some Seedlings So She Skipped Her Science Class.
ALLITERATION
What was the narrator's Achilles Meal in the story "Achilles Meal"?
French Fries.
Identify the theme
What do we plant when we plant the tree?
We plant the ship that will cross the sea.
We plant the mast to carry the sails;
We plant the planks to withstand the gales--
The keel, the keelson, the beam, the knee
We plant the ship when we plant the tree.
Before you put on that skeleton costume and rove door-to-door pandering for candy, take a minute to reflect on this tradition. Halloween is believed to have come from an ancient Celtic festival dating back some 2,000 years. November 1st was the Celtic New Year and marked the end of summer to the Celts. They celebrated on its eve by wearing costumes made of animal skins and dancing around bon fires. Over the next two millennia, this primitive celebration grew to be the candy fueled costume ball that we know today.
The history of Halloween celebrations.
What is the POV of the line below?
Khyree and Shawn would not stop talking during the Unit 1 assessment. I had no choice but to give them a zero and call their parents.
1st person
Identify the figurative language.
I told you a MILLION times to stay in your seat.
Hyperbole.
How did the author get from place to place in "I was a Skinny Tomboy Kid"
Jumping from roof to roof or riding their bike.
Identify the theme:
Did you hear about the rose that grew
From a crack in the concrete?
Proving nature's law is wrong it
Learned to walk without having feet.
Funny it seems, but by keeping it's dreams,
It learned to breathe fresh air.
Long live the rose that grew from concrete
When no one else ever cared.
Even when life gets tough, don't give up.
Don't give up on your dreams
Always believe in yourself.
You're stronger than you know.
What is the main idea?
When one hears the term "reality" applied to a show, one might expect that the events portrayed occurred naturally or, at the least, were not scripted. This is not always the case. Many reality shows occur in unreal environments, like rented mansions occupied by film crews. Such living environments do not reflect what most people understand to be "reality." Worse, there have been accusations that events not captured on film were later restaged by producers. Worse still, some involved in the production of "reality" television claim that the participants were urged to act out story lines premeditated by producers. With such accusations floating around, it's no wonder many people take reality TV to be about as real as the sitcom.
Reality tv shows aren't as real as people think.
Identify the POV of the line below.
You hit snooze on your alarm, or so you thought. Before you know it, it's 9:00 in the morning and you officially missed the bus AND first period.
Identify the figurative language.
Eli was running in the hallway until BANG! Ms. Stevens opened the classroom door in his face and he came CRASHING to the floor.
onomatopoeia
What is an internal conflict in the story Bad Boy.
He feels uncomfortable letting people know he likes to read books.
Who has seen the wing?
Neither I nor you:
But when the leaves hang trembling,
The wind is passing through
Who has seen the wind?
Neither you not I:
But when the trees bow down their heads,
The wind is passing by.
There can be power and mystery even in the things we cannot see.
What is the main idea?
There are many types of lethal venom in the animal kingdom, but perhaps no stranger carrier than the platypus. The platypus is one of few venomous mammals. Male platypus carry a venom cocktail in their ankle spurs. This venom incapacitates victims with excruciating pain. Stranger still, the platypus is the only mammal that uses electroreception. That means that the platypus uses its bill to sense the electricity produced by the muscular movements of its prey. Electroreception is a sixth sense different from seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, or feeling. Perhaps most odd, the platypus is the only mammal that lays eggs rather than giving birth to live young. What an odd creature indeed.
Platypus are unique creatures.
What point of view is this written in?
April opened the escape hatch. She was afraid to jump, but she realized that the airship was sinking. She looked at Vince, who was strapping on his parachute. Vince locked eyes with her and then he realized the error in his conduct. "I'm sorry, April. That was ungentlemanly of me. Let me help you with yours." He proceeded to attach the other parachute to April's back. This made him feel a little better.
3rd person
Identify the figurative language
Shawn is a giraffe standing next to his peers in gym class.
Metaphor.
What is an external conflict in the story "Eleven"?
The teacher doesn't believe the narrator and makes her take the red sweater.