Take Note
How can you make a New Year’s Resolution become an achievable goal?
Make it small enough and specific enough so you know what to accomplish.
What is a common theme in Robert Frost's poems?
A common theme is hope. He writes about everyday life and situations.
An ambassador is someone who:
Acts as a promoter of an activity
What is a suffix? a prefix? a root word?
suffix--ending added to a word
prefix--beginning added to a word
root word--the original word itself
Mindfulness Mondays: On Mondays, we would write a weekly goal to accomplish. Why did we do this?
The purpose was to get students in the habit of making small, attainable goals. If you can accomplish small goals, you can go on to make larger goals in life.
We read two versions of Pandora's Box. Explain how the endings were different.
In the other story, she closes the box and keeps "foreboding" in the box after releasing all the evils into the world.
Characterization is the way an author reveals a character's ________________.
personality
If you are given the pattern "Who, Action, What, Where" you are probably writing a(n):
sentence
What is another name for an independent clause? a dependent clause?
An independent clause is a complete sentence.
A dependent clause is a fragment.
Give two reason for compiling a quarterly notebook.
1. It helps build organizational skills.
2. It helps you study for the final.
3. It keeps all your work together for future reference.
4. It helps you see everything you have learned during the year.
What must be part of a persuasive thesis statement that is different from an expository thesis statement?
It must address the counter argument (the other side).
A famous jazz musician who we read about is _____.
Duke Ellington
Why is it important to know the eight parts of speech?
It is important so that we know how to use words in sentences. Words function as different parts of speech depending on how they are used.
How can you always find a preposition in a sentence?
What is the difference between a summary and a theme?
A summary tells what the story is about; whereas, a theme is what the story is trying to teach us.
The poem "Us, Too" is mainly about...
It is mainly about how friendship takes two. Everything is better in life when shared with a friend.
He is saying that kids are given useless facts and information but are never really taught how to think. They aren't given the skills they need to survive in the "real world."
Name a word that ends with the VCe pattern.
kite, hope, escape
Because, so, as a result of, therefore, consequently, for this reason are all examples of what?
Words used in a cause and effect sentence.
One element of plot that we discussed where something happens that sets up a chain reaction making something else happen is called _________.
Cause and Effect
Name the elements of plot
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
What is the theme of "The Treasure of Lemon Brown"?
The theme is that we all have an inner treasure that is important to us. This treasure is not gold or riches. But it is what keeps us going when times get tough.
Give three ways to fix a run-on sentence.
1. Use a comma and a conjunction between the sentences.
2. Use a semi-colon between the sentences.
3. Make two sentences out of the long sentence.
What does cause and effect help the reader understand?
Cause and effect helps the reader understand what is happening and why it is happening.
Name the character building traits that we learned about and read stories about.
Hard work, humility, friendship, courage