Word Study
Identify the following types of compound words:
six-foot-six
touchdown
What are hyphenated and closed-form compound words?
Identify the type of verb used in the following sentence.
The frog hopped across the road.
What is an action verb?
A clause is a group of words that contains 2 things.
What is a subject and a verb?
A persuasive technique that involves the author repeating a word, phrase, or sentence to make a point.
What is repetition?
This is a message or insight about life that a story is trying to express.
What is a theme?
Identify the following type of compound word:
post office
What is an open form compound word?
Identify the type of verb used in the following sentence.
My family is spread out all over the country.
What is a linking verb?
This is a clause (has a subject and verb), but is not a complete thought.
What is a dependent clause?
The author's point of view or main position.
What is author's perspective or claim?
A type of theme where the reader has to put together clues like the story's title, events in the story, and feelings of the characters to determine the message of the story.
This Anglo-Saxon suffix means "full of" or "having the qualities of". When added to a noun, it changes it to an adjective.
What is -ful?
Fill in the blank with the correct version of a comparative or superlative adjective.
The student was ________ (tall) than the teacher.
What is taller?
This is a clause (has a subject and a verb), but it is a complete thought.
What is an independent clause?
Words, phrases, or stories that make the reader feel something. The author will use intentional words to make you feel positive or negative about certain topics.
What is an appeal to emotion?
Name 2 characteristics of science fiction.
What are:
-scientific ideas
-imaginary beings
-settings different from Earth or Earth in the future
-plots that reflect issues in society
What is -metry?
Fill in the blank with the correct version of a comparative or superlative adjective.
We have the ____________ (small) dog in the neighborhood.
What is the smallest?
Identify the dependent clause:
When the diner opened, we all had 15 pancakes.
What is "When the diner opened"?
Facts and logical reasons that are organized in a clear way. Readers are convinced by strong, connected logic.
What is an appeal to reason?
A prose work in which the author presents his or her thoughts and feelings about an experience or idea.
What is reflective writing?
This Greek root word means "feeling" or "suffering".
What is -path-?
What is the italicized part of the sentence, and what does it do?
"The Black Hole of Technology", a blog, is about how technology.
What is an appositive/appositive phrase? What is renames or describes the noun/pronoun before it?
Identify the independent clause:
We sat at the counter because the tables were full.
What is "We sat at the counter"?
Name 2 supporting details that authors use to support an argument.
What are:
1. logical reasons
2. facts, true statements
3. quotations from experts
4. examples that illustrate ideas.
Name 2 characteristics of reflective writing.
What are:
-Descriptions of specific events, time periods, or persons
-Dialogue and other storytelling elements that convey experiences in vivid ways
-Informal language
-Discussion of insights gained from experience