Bad Boy Notes

These flashcards cover key vocabulary and concepts from the 'Bad Boy' lecture notes, including definitions and examples.

Memoir

When an author tells a true story of an important time or event in their lives.

Setting

Where or when a story takes place; can be super specific or very broad.

Central Idea / Main Idea

A central idea is the main message or idea expressed in a text, related to the author's purpose. It is what the entire story is mostly about.

-spec-

A Latin root word meaning 'look' or 'see'.

Adjectives

Parts of speech that describe a noun or pronoun, answering the questions: What kind? Which one? How many? How much?

Adverbs

Parts of speech that modify a verb, adjective, or adverb, answering questions like Where? When? In what way? To what extent?

Memoir

When an author tells a true story of an important time or event in their lives.

Setting

Where or when a story takes place; can be super specific or very broad.

Central Idea / Main Idea

A central idea is the main message or idea expressed in a text, related to the author's purpose. It is what the entire story is mostly about.

\-spec-

A Latin root word meaning 'look' or 'see'.

Adjectives

Parts of speech that describe a noun or pronoun, answering the questions: What kind? Which one? How many? How much?

Adverbs

Parts of speech that modify a verb, adjective, or adverb, answering questions like Where? When? In what way? To what extent?

What questions do adjectives answer?

Adjectives answer: What kind? Which one? How many? How much?

What questions do adverbs answer?

Adverbs answer: Where? When? In what way? To what extent?