A part of speech that connects phrases or words. For, Nor, Or, And, But, Yet, So

Part of speech that connects a noun/pronoun to a verb or adjective. "I like strawberries WITH chocolate."

Part of speech that describes a noun or pronoun. Tall, short, red, five, wonderful

Part of speech that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb. Usually end in -ly. Gently, quietly, softly

Part of speech that is used in place of a noun. She, he, it, they, we, I

Part of speech that is a person, place, thing, or idea. Cannot be specifically named. building, fire, girl, note

Part of speech that specifically names a person, place, thing, or idea. Most often capitalized. Shauna, Colosseum, Holy Grail, Pythagorean Theorem.

Part of speech: action or state of being. Ran, walks, was.

Part of speech: helps the main verb to express a tense (past, present, future). Hint: We learned a song in fifth grade about these. Am, Is, Are, Was, Were, Being, Been, Be, etc.

A clause that can stand alone as a sentence. Contains a subject and a verb. I ate.

Also called a dependent clause. Cannot stand alone as a sentence. "Because of what Mom said."

Who or what the sentence is about

tells what the subject is or does

Tells what the paper is all about. Walt Disney is not traditionally thought of as the epitome of wisdom, but really, he was remarkably wise.

Should be the last sentence of the introduction. Remember the funnel.

A sentence, usually at the beginning of the paragraph, that tells what the paragraph is about.

Details that support the main idea

Last paragraph of the paper, kind of closes up the whole shebang

A wholly useful device found on Microsoft Word that checks a document for spelling and grammar mistakes

Words that have no effect on a sentence and should be avoided as much as possible (not necessarily ALL the time, but as much as possible). This, that, stuff

Words that transition from one thought to the next, making the writing flow better Next, Furthermore

When writing a paper, always use 12-pt Times New Roman unless told otherwise.

A method of arranging ideas, scenes, or events in the order they will occur

A comparison using "like" or "as"

A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as

rhyme that occurs within a line, rather than at the end

Repetition of vowel sounds Grab, snatch, lack. The "ah" sound is repeated.

Repetition of consonant sounds Running, walking, wanting. The "ng" sound is repeated.

Rhyme that occurs at the end of two or more lines of poetry

Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of the word. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pink peppers.

A word that imitates the sound it represents. Snap, Crackle, Pop!

A figure of speech where an inanimate object is given human characteristics. The wind plays with the dancing leaves.

When the narrator tells the story from their point of view.

When the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character

A method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story.

Who is the main character in "The Giver"? (Not the title character; the kid)

What does Jonas have the capacity to do?

What is the December Ceremony a reference to?

Why is it significant that the first color Jonas saw was red?

What narrative/person is "The Giver" written in?

True or False: Fiona was a Receiver of Memory

Who was the main character in "Surviving Hitler"?

What country/nationality was Jack?

Who is Helen's teacher in "The Miracle Worker"?

Who was Helen's father?

Who was Helen's sister?

Who was Helen's mother?

Name one main "theme" in "The Miracle Worker" that Mrs. Koepsel mentioned in class.