Monday, February 6, 2012

Monday, Feb 06, 2012

Lit Terms, spelling words, and a daily dose of grammar.


Spelling Week 3

Conflict – The problem or struggle in a story that triggers the action.  There are 5 basic types.

·         Person vs Person – Someone has a problem with someone else

·         Person vs Society – Someone has a problem with society: Eg, The school, law, culture, rules, etc.

·         Person vs Self – What to do in a certain situation.  Rescue the car full of people, or your girlfriend?

·         Person vs Nature – Heat, cold, tsunami, avalanche, tornado, mutant ninja turtles . . .

·         Person vs Fate (god) – battle with what seems to be an uncontrollable problem.  Out of your power.





















Spelling

1.  Thoroughly - completely



2.  Afghan – holy blanket



3.  Irritability - Crankyness



4.  Feign - pretend



5.  Mortgage – home loan



6.  Harassment - bullying



7.  Facade – fake front



8.  Reminiscent - remembering



9.  Tableau – artistic arrangment



10.  Choreographer

               



Active vs passive voice:

In writing, using an active voice will help your writing stand out.  This means taking OUT the helping verbs.



Passive – I have been watching TV all night long

Active – I watched TV all night



Passive –  The bus had been chased by the dog

Active – The dog chased the bus



Passive – The boy was hoping to be able to ask the girl to prom

Active – The boy wanted to ask the girl to prom



Passive – Do you think, if it’s not too much of a problem, that you might consider, assuming it’s not too inconvenient, whether or not you may or may not want to spend the next few decades of your life entwined with mine in a combined effort at raising a family?

Active?

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