Academic Word Wall by Annmarie Fournier https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks ELA Grades 7 & 8 en-us 2020-05-15 20:00:54 UTC 2025-11-10 03:14:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f34e.png The author can use dialogue between characters, the narrator's descriptions, and the character's actions to help you determine the "personality" of a character. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722885067 2020-09-05 22:47:37 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722885067 Wile E. Coyote is characterized as cunning, but also as clumsy by the cartoonists. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722885095 2020-09-05 22:47:40 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722885095 How an author introduces and describes a character. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722888268 2020-09-05 22:55:44 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722888268 The main idea of an entire story. (Not the moral of the story.) afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722892639 2020-09-05 23:06:04 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722892639 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722894053 The central idea of the story of the Three Little Pigs: One pig was smarter and more industrious than the other two by building a house out of bricks, thus preventing the Big Bad Wolf from blowing the house down. ]]> 2020-09-05 23:09:36 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722894053 Use WIN to help you focus your central idea: afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722895367 Who or what the story is about.
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]]> 2020-09-05 23:12:46 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722895367 ... is conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722896731 2020-09-05 23:16:33 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722896731 An author will use quotation marks within their novel to show that a character is speaking. A comic book artist will use "bubbles" to signal dialogue, speech, or thoughts revealed to the reader. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722896805 2020-09-05 23:16:46 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722896805 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722897832 2020-09-05 23:19:27 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722897832 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722898742 2020-09-05 23:22:05 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722898742 ...are hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word within a book. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722900191 2020-09-05 23:26:14 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722900191 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722900946 2020-09-05 23:28:13 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722900946 Example: I find Lulu's manner to be brusque-- any time I ask her a question, she answers in one or two words and continues to look at her computer screen. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722901426 Definition of brusque: abrupt or offhand in speech or manner.


]]> 2020-09-05 23:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722901426 ... is the process of reaching a conclusion based on specific evidence. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722920595 2020-09-06 00:20:39 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722920595 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722921013 2020-09-06 00:21:48 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722921013 I can infer that my dog ate the cake because his fur is covered in vanilla icing and my cake has been reduced to a small pile of crumbs. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722921104 2020-09-06 00:22:05 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722921104 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722922955 2020-09-06 00:27:14 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722922955 ... is how the author feels toward the subject he or she is writing about. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722923246 2020-09-06 00:28:08 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722923246 Example #1: The animal rights activist had a critical tone in her article about the unfair treatment of orangutans. 😠 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722924030 2020-09-06 00:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722924030 Example #2: The child had a hopeful tone in their letter to Santa Claus. πŸ‘§πŸ» afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722924619 2020-09-06 00:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722924619 Example #3: My grandma had a stern and serious tone in her voice after my brother and I threw water balloons in the house. 🀨 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722924855 2020-09-06 00:32:17 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722924855 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722926282 2020-09-06 00:36:23 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722926282 ... is writing that tells a story. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722928513 Narrative writing can be fictional (based on the author's imagination) or nonfiction (based on true events). Narrative writing can be a short story, a poem, a novel or an essay. ]]> 2020-09-06 00:42:40 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722928513 Narratives have plot, setting, character, conflict, and theme. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722929331 2020-09-06 00:44:59 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722929331 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722932466 2020-09-06 00:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722932466 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722932861 2020-09-06 00:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722932861 ... the perspective of the character telling the story. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722935538 2020-09-06 01:01:49 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722935538 Point of view (POV) is what the character or narrator telling the story can see (his or her perspective). The author chooses β€œwho” is to tell the story by determining the point of view. Depending on who the narrator is, they will be standing at one point and seeing the action. This viewpoint will give the narrator a partial or whole view of events as they happen. Many stories have the protagonist telling the story, while in others, the narrator may be another character or an outside viewer, a narrator who is not in the story at all. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722936033 2020-09-06 01:03:18 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722936033 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722937335 2020-09-06 01:07:04 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722937335 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722938383 2020-09-06 01:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722938383 ...is the reason why an author wrote a particular piece. Usually, the purpose is to persuade, inform, entertain, or a combination of these things. As a reader, understanding the author's purpose helps you evaluate bias and more thoroughly understand the content. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722938569 2020-09-06 01:10:17 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722938569 Example #1: The author's purpose for publishing a cookbook of Sichuan recipes is to entertain the reader and to inform them on how to recreate those recipes at home. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722938929 2020-09-06 01:11:21 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722938929 Example #2: The youtuber posted a video about making your own dollhouse furniture. Their purpose was to persuade others to try themselves! afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722940218 2020-09-06 01:14:52 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722940218 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722944146 2020-09-06 01:25:48 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722944146 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722944703 2020-09-06 01:27:09 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722944703 Hyphen: the sign -, used to join words to indicate that they have a combined meaning or that they are linked in the grammar of a sentence (as in pick-me-up, rock-forming). afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722945221 2020-09-06 01:28:31 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722945221 En dash: a short dash (–) used in punctuation, in particular between figures to show a range (for example, 1939–45). This "dash" is the width of a capital letter N. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722945724 2020-09-06 01:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722945724 Em dash: The em dash is an incredibly versatile punctuation mark that can be used instead of parentheses, commas, colons, or quotation marks in a sentence. The em dash (β€”) sets off a word or clause and adds emphasis. Or, it can signal an interruption. This dash is the width of a capital letter M. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722946663 2020-09-06 01:31:21 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722946663 Ellipses: the omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722948515 2020-09-06 01:32:57 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722948515 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722948924 2020-09-06 01:34:04 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722948924 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722949254 2020-09-06 01:34:59 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/722949254 Protagonist: the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/786191829 2020-09-28 23:44:51 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/786191829 Antagonist: a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/786204966 2020-09-28 23:54:33 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/786204966 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/786206344 2020-09-28 23:55:31 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/786206344 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/786209961 2020-09-28 23:58:14 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/786209961 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/786216078 2020-09-29 00:02:27 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/786216078 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/786217697 2020-09-29 00:03:34 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/786217697 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/786223989 2020-09-29 00:07:43 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/786223989 Foreshadowing is a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/786228376 2020-09-29 00:10:22 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/786228376 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/786234388 2020-09-29 00:13:47 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/786234388 In the sixth grade novel, Hatchet, the pilot clutches his chest in pain-- foreshadowing an oncoming heart attack. This leads to the plane crashing and Brian having to survive alone in the Canadian wilderness. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/786247773 2020-09-29 00:20:47 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/786247773 the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014368318 Think of names, colors, numbers in stories and poems that represent larger ideas.

Four leaf clovers represent good luck. ]]> 2020-12-13 23:54:53 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014368318 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014370456 Eagles represent freedom. ]]> 2020-12-13 23:56:37 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014370456 A comparison of 2 unlike things without using like or as. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014372389 All the world's a stage. ]]> 2020-12-13 23:58:21 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014372389 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014374613 You are my sunshine. ]]> 2020-12-14 00:00:18 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014374613 That suggestion will only serve as a band-aid for the problem. We need long term change. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014375574 2020-12-14 00:01:18 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014375574 The writer's use of figurative language to help you engage with the details of a story or poem in a way that it activates your five senses. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014377957 2020-12-14 00:03:16 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014377957 Sight πŸ‘€ afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014379655 The tiny brown spider inched his way across the limb of the apple tree. ]]> 2020-12-14 00:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014379655 Smell πŸ’ afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014380807 The warm, sweet smell of sweet potato pie filled the air. ]]> 2020-12-14 00:05:31 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014380807 Taste πŸ• afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014382059 One bite of the sour lemon caused my lips to pucker.]]> 2020-12-14 00:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014382059 Hear πŸ‘‚πŸ½ afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014382570 The car labored along grinding and clanking furiously. ]]> 2020-12-14 00:07:04 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014382570 Touch πŸ–πŸΎ afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014384409 The sharp edge of the index card made a slight cut in my finger-- leading me on an immediate search for a band aid to stop the stinging. ]]> 2020-12-14 00:08:26 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014384409 The life lesson or message to be learned after reading a work of fiction. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014396660 2020-12-14 00:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014396660 "I Am Nobody! Who Are You?" afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014402617 Theme: A quiet, private life is better than living a busy, public life. ]]> 2020-12-14 00:21:22 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014402617 to give a non-human thing the qualities of a person. (The ability to think, do, speak, as a person). afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014406322 2020-12-14 00:23:38 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014406322 My car is a gas guzzler. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014410143 2020-12-14 00:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014410143 My computer is being stubborn today! afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014411353 2020-12-14 00:26:24 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014411353 News travels quickly! afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014413320 2020-12-14 00:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1014413320 ... is the atmosphere of a story, or a reader's emotional response to a text. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1034753823 2020-12-20 21:36:03 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1034753823 The mood of the ghost stories around the campfire were terrifying and anxiety-inducing. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1034756050 2020-12-20 21:39:06 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1034756050 The mood of the love poems were romantic and sentimental. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1034757522 2020-12-20 21:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1034757522 The phoenix represents rebirth. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1034759390 2020-12-20 21:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1034759390 An act is a major division of a theatre work, including a play, film, opera, or musical theatre, consisting of one or more scenes. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1385233836


]]> 2021-04-06 01:21:19 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1385233836 Instructions in a play for technical aspects of the production like lighting, sound, costume, scenery or props and most importantly, the movement of actors onstage. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1385242499 2021-04-06 01:24:31 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1385242499 A unit of action, often a subdivision of an act. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1385244329 2021-04-06 01:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1385244329 Alliteration is the repetition of identical initial consonant sounds in successive or closely associated syllables within a group of words, even those spelled differently. Alliteration is used to link words for effect. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1511001451 2021-05-10 20:20:50 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1511001451 She sells sea shells by the sea shore. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1511002695 2021-05-10 20:21:16 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1511002695 Busy Bee afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1511005895 2021-05-10 20:22:22 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1511005895 Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1511007883 2021-05-10 20:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1511007883 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1627249844 2021-06-27 20:43:30 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1627249844 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1627251389 2021-06-27 20:46:34 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1627251389 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1627251674 2021-06-27 20:47:14 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1627251674 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1627252581 2021-06-27 20:49:22 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/1627252581 The problem in the story afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/2394646232 2022-11-22 19:45:58 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/2394646232 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/2394647973 2022-11-22 19:47:57 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/2394647973 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/2394648948 Sesame Street: Conflict! (video) ]]> 2022-11-22 19:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/2394648948 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/2394649706 2022-11-22 19:50:06 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/2394649706 Figurative Language is the use of words in a creative and expressive way that helps the writer convey layers of meaning. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/2394653161 Simile: Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof…]]> 2022-11-22 19:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/2394653161 afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/2394656927 2022-11-22 19:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/2394656927 The location and time period in which a story is taking place. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/2563692367 2023-04-21 22:53:36 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/2563692367 Many fairy tales reveal the setting in the opening sentence... afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/2563696013 Once upon a time, in a faraway land... ]]> 2023-04-21 23:07:04 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/2563696013 The exact opposite of what you would expect to happen. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/2994494485 2024-05-15 16:27:50 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/2994494485 During the hurricane, she stated, "Wow. Lovely weather we're having!" afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/2994496588 2024-05-15 16:29:39 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/2994496588 A comparison between 2 unlike things using like or as. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/2994498208 2024-05-15 16:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/2994498208 My brother and I fight like cats and dogs. afournier20 https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/2994499908 2024-05-15 16:32:16 UTC https://padlet.com/afournier20/Bookmarks/wish/2994499908