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Define Adverb

Modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

Define Noun

What is a concrete noun What is an abstract noun

Person Place Thing or Idea Can be identified using 5 senses Is an idea, feeling, or attribute

Define Pronoun

Provide an example sentence with the noun and then the pronoun

Takes the place of a noun

Define Adjective

Describes a noun or another adjective

Define Prepositional Phrase What does a preposition describe

The preposition and the noun that follows

A preposition describes something in time and space (location)

Define Interjection

Used to express strong emotion Example would be Yikes! Finals are

this week

Define Theme

Underlying message about life

Provide one theme from Hunger Games

Identify the prepositional phraseMy dog chased the squirrel up the tree.

Up the tree

What are the coordinating conjunctions?

For And Nor But Or Yet So

What is a personal pronoun

Refers to a specific person, group, or thing

Find the adjective

In the short story, Henry secretly gave away his neighbor’s pearls and bright red roses.

Short Bright Red

She was stunning with striking bright blonde hair and deep brown eyes

What kind of characterization is the passage above an example of? Character analysis Direct characterization Indirect characterization Visual characterization

Direct Characterization

Describe what happens in the end of The Outsiders

What lesson does Ponyboy learn? (one theme)

What is a topic sentence?

The controlling idea of the paragraph

What’s the difference between a topic sentence and a thesis statement?

Topic sentence is in each paragraphThese statement is in the first paragraph it applies to the entire paper

The Giver could be described as…A) StubbornB) SelfishC) CompassionateD) Not good at his job

C) Compassionate

Based on what we learned from The Giver, why are memories important?

What is a Utopia

It is a perfect world

Why can it never exist?

What is a Dystopia?

A world full of oppression and pain

What is imagery?

What are the different types of imagery?

Descriptive writing

You can hear it You can see it You can taste it You can touch it You can smell it

What is foreshadowing?

Provide one example from a novel we have read

Choose the correct way to cite in-text citations.

A) “I can’t walk these hallways without remembering the days I spent as a prisoner here, barefoot, pain pulsing inside me every time I moved.” (Roth p. 4)

B) “I can’t walk these hallways without remembering the days I spent as a prisoner here, barefoot, pain pulsing inside me every time I moved. (Roth 4)”

C) “I can’t walk these hallways without remembering the days I spent as a prisoner here, barefoot, pain pulsing inside me every time I moved” (Roth 4).

D) I can’t walk these hallways without remembering the days I spent as a prisoner here, barefoot, pain pulsing inside me every time I moved. (Roth 4)

C) “I can’t walk these hallways without remembering the days I spent as a prisoner here, barefoot, pain pulsing inside me every time I moved” (Roth 4).

What is the name of the writing technique used to persuade?

Monroe’s Motivated Sequence

What is the last step of Monroe’s Motivated Sequence?

What is it used for?

Call to Action

Used to get the audience to do something!

What is a stereotype?

An overgeneralized statement about another person

What is an example?

What is symbolism?

The deeper meaning associated with a person, place, or object

_____ Barney is trying to quit cheating. A. Character vs. Character B. Character vs. Nature C. Character vs. Self

C. Character vs. Self

Define Gingerly

in a careful or cautious manner.

Define incredulous

Unwilling or unable to believe something

Define gallant

Brave or heroic

Define smoldering

show or feel barely suppressed anger, hatred, or another powerful emotion

Define premonition

a strong feeling that something is about to happen

Define relinquish

voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up

Define sufficient

Enough, adequate

Define prominent

Important, famous, recognizable

What is Rue symbolic of?

Innocence, purity, love

Define resolution in plot structure

The end of the story once the conflict has been resolved.