Bad Boy Notes
Memoir
Definition: A memoir is when an author tells a true story of an important time or event in their lives.
Setting
Definition: The setting refers to where or when a story takes place.
Characteristics:
It can be super specific (e.g., a particular room) or very broad (e.g., a country).
Central/Main Idea
Definition: A central idea (or main idea) is the main message or idea expressed in a text.
Relationship to Author’s Purpose:
The central idea is always related to the author’s purpose, which is the reason why the author writes the text.
Identification:
To identify the central idea, one needs to examine the details in the text and decide what the overall story is mostly or mainly about.
Latin Root -spec-
Definition: The Latin root word -spec- means "look" or "see."
Parts of Speech: Adjectives
Definition: An adjective modifies or describes a noun or a pronoun.
Characteristics:
Adjectives can include qualities like colors, numbers, textures, shapes, heights, weights, etc.
Questions Answered by Adjectives:
What kind?
Which one?
How many?
How much?
Examples:
Brick house
That judge
One lion
No time
White paper
Each answer
Several roses
Enough sugar
American cheese
My sister
Both brothers
Some milk
Parts of Speech: Adverbs
Definition: An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
Characteristics:
Adverbs answer the following questions:
Where?
When?
In what way?
To what extent?
How often?
Notably, often adverbs end in -ly, but this is not a strict rule.
Examples:
Pushed down
Will leave soon
Works carefully
Nearly won
Stand nearby
Went yesterday
Smiled happily
Fully agree
Will walk there
Swims often
Chewed loudly
Barely ate