My Side of the Mountain Station
On your answer sheet, answer the following questions about chapters 12-14.
1. After hearing the sirens and finding the man near his campfire, Sam put two and two
together and decided the man was a __criminal___________________.
2. The author uses what type of figurative language __allusion___________ when Bando
calls Sam Thoreau.
3. Sam learns that Bando is really a English teacher and is not running from the law after
all.
4. What type of figurative language does the author use in chapter 13 which suggests
that "September" possesses human qualities? personification
5. Frightful______ got sick in the tree house after Sam made a fireplace
but failed to vent it properly.
6. Complete the following similes from chapter 14:
a. The __moon________ was as big as a pumpkin and as orange
b. The _stars_____ were like electric light bulbs
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Sentence Writing Strategies Station
Part I - Fill in the blanks with the correct word/words.
The subject of a sentence answers ___who_______ or _____what__________ did something.
The verb/predicate of the sentence states the ______action________ or _____state_________ of being of the subject.
A clause must have a __subject___________ and _______predicate_____________. An independent clause can stand ______alone_____________.
Part II - In the following sentences, identify the simple subject and simple predicate.
Subject
Verb
1. I am very hungry.
I
am
2. Oh my gosh, I forgot my homework!
I
forgot
3. This beautiful 15th century painting is priceless.
painting
is
4. The wild bunny hopped across the road.
bunny
hopped
5. The bird’s feathers were long and colorful
feathers
were
Part III - Write as many of the 23 helping verbs as you can
have has had do does did can could will would shall should may might
must am is are was were be being been
Part IV - Which of the following group of words is NOT a clause?
A. After Remi completed his homework
B. While walking the dog
C. Because he earned a 100% on the test
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Narrative Writing Station
Part I - Which of the following is NOT one of the ways taught to grab a reader's attention?
1. Use dialogue
2. Ask a Rhetorical Question - correct answer
3. Begin in the middle of the action
4. Provide background information
Part II - Which of the ways you were taught to grab the reader's attention was not listed
above? Use a surprising statement or fact
Part III - A personal narrative should be written from what point of view:
A. 3rd person point of view
B. The main character's point of view
C. The author's point of view
Part IV -
List the title of one of the personal narratives we read that you can refer to
as an example as you go through the narrative writing process.
Fish Cheeks
The Jacket
Nightmare at 14,00 Feet
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Academic Vocabulary Station
1. _______imagery_________________Consists of the words or phrases a write uses to represent persons, objects, actions, feelings, and ideas
descriptively by appealing to the senses.
2. ______irony____________________Occurs in three types. Verbal irony occurs when a speaker or narrator says one thing while meaning the
opposite. An example of verbal irony occurs in the statement, “It is easy to stop smoking. I’ve done it many times.” Situational irony occurs when
a situation turns out differently from what one would normally expect—though often the twist is oddly appropriate: e.g., a deep sea diver drowning
in a bathtub is ironic. Dramatic irony occurs when a character or speaker says or does something that has different meanings from what he or
she thinks it means, though the audience and other characters understand the full implications of the speech or action: e.g., Oedipus curses the
murdered of Laius, not realizing that he is himself the murderer and so he is cursing himself.
3. _______metaphor____________________The comparison of two unlike things: e.g., “Time is money.”
4. ___mood_______________________The atmosphere or predominant emotion in a literary work.
5.______motivation____________________________________A circumstance or set of circumstances that prompts a character to act in a certain
way or that determines the outcome of a situation or work.
narration ‐ The telling of a story in writing or speaking
7. ____________simile_____________________A comparison of two different things or ideas through the use of the words “like” or “as.” It is a
definitely stated comparison in which the author says one thing is like another: e.g., “The warrior fought like a lion.”
8. _________sound devices________Stylistic techniques that convey meaning through sound. Some examples of sound devices are rhyme (two
words having the same sound), assonance (repetition of similar vowel sounds), consonance (repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or at the
end of words), alliteration (words with the same consonant sounds), and onomatopoeia (words that sound like their meaning).
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