Skills for RW3

Skill Board for the 8th and 9th of November

Part One.
Literary Skill Review

Directions: Identify the hyperbole in each sentence below by underlining it. Next, explain exactly what the hyperbole is describing on the lines that follow. As always, use complete sentences in your descriptions!

Example: Samantha cried a pool of tears when her friend left for college.
The hyperbole is shown in italics in the sentence above. Did Samantha's tears actually fill an entire pool? What is it called when you make something MORE than what it is, in order to prove a point? ____________________________________________________________________________________________
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Now try some on your own!

1. I have told you a million times I cannot attend the meeting on Friday. ________________________________
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2. Sara had not seen her cousin Terry in ages! _______________________________________________________
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3. It's been forever since I have played tennis with Joe! _____________________________________________________________________________________________
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4. Lilly said her groceries weighed a ton. ___________________________________________________________
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5. Betty's new shoes were killing her. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
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Bonus: Now It's time for you to create a hyperbole of your own! You can use an example from one of the sentences above, or you can create a different one. Be sure to encase your hyperbole within the words of a sentence and to be prepared to share it with the person sitting next to you (or nearby!) when you are ready!!

Your hyperbole: 

Part Two.
Jumble:
Directions: The letters provided are NOT IN THE CORRECT ORDER! It is up to you to unscramble the JUMBLED up letters so that they spell out a word that corresponds with the definition I have provided!

1. A literary term in which the same sound starts several words is known as 
(L A L T R T I E A I N O)
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Please provide an example of this term here! ____________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. A vocabulary word that means something difficult to do is a
(E L H A L N G C E)
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Use this word in a sentence of your own. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Bonus: Now create your own Jumble, using the set up of numbers one and two above! Define the word in a sentence of your own and then jumble up your letters!
Your Definition: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Your Jumble: (                                                                                           )

Part Three.
Your and You're
Directions: Please select the correct homonym in the sentences below. 
Note: Your is a possessive pronoun, and you're is a contraction that stands for you are.

1. This is (your, you're) lucky day.
2. Where is (your, you're) house located?
3. (Your, You're) a great friend!
4. (Your, You're) essay is well written.
5. Did I tell you (your, you're) new car is beautiful?
6. I know (your, you're) waiting for the big event at the Casino Ballroom!

Bonus: Your Turn! (Yes, this is a day of lots of partner work!) Create four sentences on the lines below in which a classmate will have to decide whether your or you're fits correctly!

Your Sentences:

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2. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Part Four. 
Story Starter
Directions: Continue the story below by using parallel sentence structure, continuing the point of view, and maintaining the tone created by the author (me!)! Enjoy!!

     Family dinners were special at the Velasquez home. Each night at about 5:30 PM, everyone would sit down at the dining room table to enjoy a delicious meal while participating in wonderful conversations with all who joined them. On this particular evening, however, the doorbell rang just as salad was being served, followed by intense knocking that became loud rapping.
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