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Advertising Techniques
Main Idea
Interjections and Conjunctions
Adverbs
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Define propoganda.
What is giving information that is one-sided or misleading.
100
What is a main idea in a literary work?
What is the idea that the writing is converying to the reader.
100
What is the interjection in the following: Good grief! The doorbell broke!
What is "Good grief".
100
Which word in the following sentence is an adverb? The lion crept forward as he stalked his prey.
What is "forward."
100
A suffix is added at the beginning or ending of a word?
What is at the end.
200
What is "bandwagon appeal?"
What is trying to convince someone that everyone is buying or enjoying a product and they should also.
200
Read and find the topic and the main idea: Summer is a wonderful time to spend at Jacksonville Beach. It is a beach with light-colored, soft sand. The coastline goes on for a long way and many people enjoy walking along it. Children like to play in the surf and walk along the rocks visible at low tide. This is a fun beach for people of all ages.
What is the topic is Jacksonville Beach. The main idea (what the writer is saying about the topic) is summer is a wonderful time at Jacksonville Beach.
200
What is the purpose of a coordinating conjunction?
What is joins two ideas, two words, two parts of a sentence.
200
Identify the adverbs in the following sentence. He spoke too quickly and regreted his decision.
What is "too", "quickly".
200
What is the difference between an informal and formal writing style?
What is in an informal style, the writer chooses words and sentences that aresimilar to everyday conversation. The author can use slang, dashes, informal vocabulary. (example kids, guy, a lot , contractions, may use first , second or third person) uses shorter sentences. Formal -Usually written in 3rd person (except in business letters) avoids contractions, uses longer and more complex sentences, avoids slang or colloquial expressions (substitutes with children, man, many). Both are acceptable to use depending on occasion or reason for writing. Academic, scientific settings vs writing a story or for every day communication.
300
What does "loaded language" do?
What is uses "strong" and "emotional" words as a technique.
300
True or false and why - All details that I find in a literary work are part of the main idea?
What is false. Many details in a literary work are not key details and don't point to the main idea.
300
Find the coordinating conjunction in the following: Tina couldn't decide between the presents, so she chose both of them.
What is "so."
300
Find the adverb in the following sentence. He never ate his meal while standing up but always sat with a napkin on his lap.
What is "never".
300
If the suffix - ible means "tending to" or "capable of" and the root "aud" means to hear. What does the word "audible" mean? Now use it in a good sentence. a. speak loudly b. able to be heard c. to hear with your ears.
What is "b" . While his classmates strained to hear, the student answered in a scarcely audible voice.
400
What propoganda technique is used in the following: If you buy a KAVU, you will earn high grades in school this year."?
What is faulty reasoning.
400
How do I decide what an unimportant detail is in a passage?
What is a detail that might be interesting but could be left out of the passsage and someone could still understand the main idea.
400
What purpose does the coordinating conjunction "but" serve?
What is shows the difference between two things.
400
Find the adverb in the following sentence. Tell what the adverb modifies. We'll use the new software program tomorrow.
What is "tomorrow" modifying use.
400
What is the difference between mood and tone?
What is a mood describes the reader's overall feeling from a literary work. The tone is the author's attitude toward the subject.
500
What loaded language is used in the following: Amazing, all new formula of a powerful and miracle vitamin.
What is amazing, powerful, miracle.
500
What is a good reading technique to find a main idea?
What is read through the selection twice and ask yourself what is the author's purpose:to inform, to entertain or to persuade, then ask yourself the question "what is being said about the person, thing or idea." Remember: The more you read the easier it is to find the main idea of anything!
500
Which coordinating conjuction would I use to show a relationship between two things? (and,so,for)
What is "and".
500
Find the adverbs in the following sentence and tell what each adverb modifies. The spider sometimes runs down the spider web.
What is "down" and "sometimes "modifies runs.
500
Describe how historical and cultural influences, influence an author's writing.
What is the period of time an author lives, what is happpening in the world during this time, and the area, family and circumstances an author is raised in can be seen in the author's writing .