Parts of Speech
These words describes a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
Original Sentence: Sally fell down the stairs.
Revised sentence: Falling down the stairs, Sally screamed.
This was the type of start it used to revise the sentence.
What is a verb start it?
The sentence "Happy as a hungry lion facing a wounded antelope, Meneleus accepted the challenge" contains this type of figurative language.
What is a simile?
TS,BK, MP1, P, P, MP2, P, P, MP3, P, P, CONC
What are the parts of a paragraph?
These are three things you need for class every single day?
What are pencils, ISNs, laptops, BAM books, etc?
These words show action or state of being.
What is a verb?
Original Sentence: Sally fell down the stairs.
Revised Sentence: Sally fell down the stairs while eating an ice cream cone.
This is the type of improve it used in this sentence.
What is a conjunction?
The sentence "Diomedes cast his hissing spear and hit the Trojan archer" contains this type of figurative language.
What is onomatopoeia?
Occasion Position, Power.
What are the two types of topic sentences?
This is where to go to find your homework before emailing any questions to your teacher.
What is my teacher's website, my planner, or the Kinard website?
These words show how a noun is related to other words in a sentence.
What is a preposition?
Original Sentence: This shows that the theme of bravery was shown when Odysseus stabs the Cyclops in the eye.
Revised Sentence: This shows that, bravery, the theme was shown when the dashing Odyssey stabs the Cyclops in the eye.
What type of start it and improve it are used in these sentences?
What is a noun start it and adjective improve it.
The sentence "Even the sea breeze died" contains this type of figurative language.
What is personification?
This sentence wraps up a paragraph by addressing key words from the prompt.
What is a conclusion sentence?
These are some possible solutions you can try on your own to resolve internet issues on your laptop.
What is refreshing the page, resetting your wifi, or restarting your computer?
These words connect groups of words.
What are conjunctions?
Original Sentence: First, the theme of love is shown when Odysseus reunites with his wife.
Revise this sentence with a IMPROVE IT.
Answers will vary.
The sentence "darkness came down on his eyes as he fell into the general melee" contains what type of figurative language?
What is metaphor?
This sentence uses the grandma test and tells the reader what they need to know to understand your paragraph.
What is BK?
The beginning of each class looks and sounds like this.
What is students in desks when class begins doing the do-now/warm up independently and reading quietly when done?
This is why we add color to our writing.
What is to spice up the writing and make it unique to me?
Original Sentence: First, the theme of love is shown when Odysseus reunites with his wife.
Revise this sentence with a START IT and IMPROVE IT.
Answers will vary.
The sentence "They'll drink death and dishonor, we Cretans swear it" contains these TWO types of figurative language?
What is alliteration and metaphor?
List all FIVE parts of the paragraph rubric.
What are Ideas and Content, Organization, Style and Word Choice, Conventions, Formatting.
These are ALL the ingredients for an appropriate email to your teacher.
What are a subject, a heading/greeting, a statement of the problem or question, a proposed solution, and a sign-off with your first and last name and class period. Be sure to include correct grammar and spelling, then check for replies.