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MiscNon-Fiction

TransitionThis!

Poetry inProse

Let MePunctuate You

The specialized vocabulary of a

particular occupation or

group of people

What is jargon?

Includes pictures, charts, captions, type

treatments, sub-headings, etc.

What text features?

This organizational pattern is most often used in

narratives because it organizes the

story in the order of time

What is chronological?

In deciding where to vacation, both the Bahamas and Florida offer the usual beach activities. While Florida may be less expensive, it doesn’t offer a Caribbean flair. But the Bahamas does require a passport and dealing with customs, which can be a bit of a hassle.

The above passage is organized by this common pattern.

What is comparison

and contrast?

At the front of the house are two rooms: the living room

and the dining room. A central hall bisects the house. Across the back is a kitchen

and a den.

The above passage is organized by this common

sequential pattern.

What is spatial?

The organizational pattern signaled by

In front of, beside, right, left, north, south,

behind, etc.

What is spatial?

As a result of, therefore, consequently, due to

The organizational pattern signaled by

What is cause & effect?

Both, similarly, likewise, unlike,

but

The organizational pattern signaled by

What is comparison & contrast?

Who, what, when, where, why

The organizational pattern signaled by

What Question &

Answer?

in addition, also, equally important, besides,

for example

The organizational pattern signaled by

What is a main idea & supporting details?

Language that appeals to the senses, like “With the drum and gush of water..the

concussion of storms””

What is imagery?

“They turned on themselves, like a

feverish wheelThis is an example ofa. Simileb. Metaphorc. Symbol

What is (a) simile?

Bradbury described the T-Rex by saying “each lower leg was a piston.”

This is an example ofa. Simileb. Metaphorc. Symbol

What is (B) metaphor?

The T-Rex also picked up men and examined them “like toys.” This is a(an)

a. Simileb.Metaphorc. Symbol

What is (a) simile?

When Cosby said he paraded Artemis around like a prized poodle going for best in show,” he was using a(an)

a. Simile

b.Metaphor

c. Symbol

What is (a) simile?

What is the grammatical error?

I love turkey, dressing, mashed

potatoes and green beans for

Thanksgiving dinner.

What is comma needed after potatoes?

I love turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, and

green beans for Thanksgiving dinner.

What is the grammatical error?

you are going to love the movie Elf.

What is capitalize You’re?

You are going to love the movie Elf.

What is the grammatical error?

While watching television I like to eat popcorn.

What is put a comma after television?

While watching television, I like to eat popcorn.

What is the grammatical error?

Jamie loves animals yet his allergies

make it difficult for him to keep many

pets.

What is put a semicolon after however?

Jamie loves animals, yet his allergies make it

difficult for him to keep many pets.

What is the grammatical error?

We can try to plan for every possibility in life but sometimes life throws you a curve.

What is put a comma after life?

We can try to plan for every possibility in life, but sometimes life throws you a curve.

Jillian was sent to work in the womens’ department during the holidays.

What’s the grammatical error?

What is move the apostrophe before the –s in women’s?

Jillian was sent to work in the women's department during the holidays.

The organizational pattern that puts information in the order of time

What is chronological?

A morpheme added to the beginning of a

word to alter its meaning as in

post-secondary or pre-wash.

What is prefix?

The sentences around an

unknown word that provide a clue to

the unknown word’s meaning

What is context?

A KWL + a column for background creates

this “rhyming” strategy for accessing

background knowledge

What is a smart chart?