Friday Rewind

Identify the correct structure of a compound sentence.

• A compound sentence is a simple sentence with a dependent clause.
• A compound sentence is one that contains two or more independent clauses.
• A compound sentence contains only one independent clause.

Identify the correct example of a simple sentence...

• The cat sleeps.
• The cat is sleeping on the mat.
• The cat and dog play together.

Identify the correct example of a complex sentence.

• We went for a walk.
• It was raining and we stayed inside.
• Although it was raining, we went for a walk.

Which of the following are elements of a expository essay?

You would have learned this when you completed your Beable article, 'What is Expository Writing?'

• Introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion and include evidence with examples.

• Thesis statement, summary, references, figures of speech

• Personal anecdotes, opinions, quotes, items that are not related

• Title, abstract, bibliography, preview text

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CCSS.W.6.2A

CCSS.W.6.2B

CCSS.W.6.4

True or False:

In a nonfiction text, the main idea is the central idea that the

writer wants the reader to understand about the topic.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.6.2

True or False: The topic is the subject that the piece of writing is addressing.

• True

• False

The main idea of a text is...

• the historical context of the text

• the summary of the text so that it is clear and understandable

• the message of the text that can be to teach a moral lesson

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Theme refers to ______ of a text

• the central idea or underlying message
• the author's biography
• the plot twist of a story

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CCSS.RL.6.2

Identify the noun and verb in the following sentence:

He walked extremely fast to his class.

• Noun: class, Verb: walked
• Noun: He, Verb: fast
• Noun: walked, Verb: extremely

Identify the adverb and adjective in the following sentence:

• The small cat ran quickly up the tree.

• Adverb: small

  Adjective: quickly

• Adverb: quickly

  Adjective: small

• Adverb: ran

  Adjective: quickly