Using Interjections to Show Emotion in Writing

Using Interjections to Show Emotion in Writing

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English

4th - 5th Grade

Hard

The video tutorial teaches how to use interjections to convey emotions in writing. It explains different types of interjections, such as those expressing excitement, disgust, surprise, fear, and confusion. The tutorial includes examples and practice exercises, guiding students to revise a narrative draft by adding interjections to enhance character emotions. The lesson concludes with a call to apply these techniques in personal writing to make it more descriptive and engaging.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following interjections would best express excitement?

Huh

Yuck

Hooray

Eek

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What punctuation is typically used after an interjection to show strong emotion?

Question mark

Period

Exclamation point

Comma

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which situation might an interjection be followed by a period?

When showing excitement

When showing surprise

When showing confusion

When showing disgust

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which interjection would you underline in the sentence: 'Wow! That was amazing!'?

Was

Amazing

Wow

That

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can interjections enhance a narrative?

By using complex vocabulary

By adding more characters

By making it longer

By showing emotions rather than telling

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What interjection might Courtney use to express fear?

Wow

Hooray

Yikes

Yes

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence best demonstrates the use of an interjection to show excitement?

'Oh no, not again,' she sighed.

'Yes! We did it!' he shouted.

'Hmm, I wonder why,' he pondered.

'Oops, I dropped it,' she said.