[Future points to the gravestone. Gravestone grows to ten feet high. Words upon it: Ebenezer Scrooge. Smoke billows now from the grave.]

• Dialogue

• Stage directions

Past: "I am the Ghost of Christmas Past."

Scrooge: "Long past?"

Past: "Your past."

• Dialogue

• Stage directions

What is the purpose of dialogue?

• It provides detail about movement, position, tone, the set, sound effects and lighting.

• It moves the plot (story) forward.

What is the purpose of stage directions?

• They provide detail about movement, position, tone, the set, sound effects and lighting.

• They move the plot (story) forward.

Clues in the nearby text that help the reader figure out the meaning of an unknown word

• Stage directions

• Context clues

"The principal encouraged the students to economize their weekly allowances rather than wasting it on junk food."

Based on context clues, economize means:

• Spend

• Save

Which sentence below has a compound subject?

• Mrs. Hummel loves Chipotle.

• Mrs. Glenn and Mrs. Nehring prefer Neato Burrito.

"My puppy is asleep on the bed."

What is the preposition in the sentence?

• My

• on

"My puppy is asleep on the bed."

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?

• asleep on

• on the bed

"My math teacher, Mrs. Hummel, has a motorcycle."

What is the appositive in the sentence?

• My math teacher

• Mrs. Hummel