Standards Review
Poetry
Author's Claim
Central Idea
100

The moral or lesson of a story

What is theme?

100

Butterflies are cool

in the big, huge, green forest.

They fly up so high!

What is haiku?

100

Even though everyone loves candies; most people should avoid eating too many. Candies have a large amount of sugar and can cause cavities, blood problems, and heart diseases. Also, studies have shown that most candies have high fructose syrup, which can create inflammation in the body's organs. 

What is people should avoid eating too many candies?

100

Hundreds of years ago, four writers recorded fairy tales. A Frenchman, Charles Perrault, wrote well-known tales. In Germany, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm retold common folklore. Their collection was published in two volumes, in 1812 and 1815. Some examples are "The Little Mermaid" and "Thumbelina". Because of these men, we can enjoy reading fairy tales today. 

What is because of these two men we can enjoy fairy tales today such as The Little Mermaid?

200

The main idea or the point that the author is trying to get across.

What is author's claim?

200

If winter were a person, she would be a girl with frosty hair.
Winter would wear snow pants, snow boots, gloves, a hat, and scarf.
Winter would smell like hot chocolate and peanut butter and Hershey Kiss cookies baking in the oven.
Winter would spend the day eating cookies and drinking hot cocoa by a lake.

What is free verse?

200

Studies show that the numbers of unwanted dogs in shelters are increasing, but there is not enough space and resources for them. People should help shelters by adopting a dog. When you adopt a dog, you help shelters not get overcrowded. Also, your economic contribution helps shelters get more resources to help new dogs every year.

What is people should help shelters by adopting a dog?

200

Jon's favorite place to go is the pond by his house. Jon goes to the pond every day after school. Sometimes he brings his dog, Spot, along. Spot and Jon have a lot of fun at the pond. They play fetch and watch for the fish swim in the water. Jon can't wait to show his mom the fish he caught.

What is Jon  had a great day swimming and catching fish with his dog spot?

300
What the article is mostly about

What is central idea?

300

There was an old man in a tree,

Who was horrible bored by a bee:

When they said, Does it buzz?

He replied, yes it does!

It's a regular brute of a bee!

What is limerick?

300

Come on down to Carl's Used Cars. We are having a huge sale today that you can't miss! Cars are selling for cheaper than ever. If you sign up to buy a car today, we'll give you a free T.V!

What is Carl's Used Cars is having a sale that can't be missed?

400

Has lines, sometimes rhymes and sometimes doesn't, can be a freestyle or can be structured

What is poetry?

400

Friendship is wonderful

Friendship is grand

When we go through life hand and hand

What is rhyme verse?

400

Ice cream is a very sweet treat. Over 100,000 pounds of ice cream is sold every year. What is even more interesting is the way ice cream is made. Ice cream uses three main ingredients: sugar, milk, and cream. The water in the milk and cream help the ice cream freezer into the sweet treat we know and love. Ice cream is more than just a sweet treat. It has cool science behind it.

What is Ice Cream is more that just a sweet treat?

500

The beginning, middle, and end of a story including characters and setting

What is the plot?

500
I need a front door for my hall

The replacement I bought was too tall.

So I hacked it and chopped it,

And carefully lopped it,

And now the dumb thing is too small.

What is limerick?

500

A comic in the school newspaper shows someone littering in the first block. The second block shows a group of students standing around talking about littering. The third block shows a student telling them not to litter. The third block shows them telling other students not to litter. The next block shows them all standing around smiling while picking up trash. The students learned littering is wrong.

What is littering is not the right choice?

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