ELA
A root word is...
What is a word that stands alone - with no prefixes or suffixes?
Bonus- Give an example of a root word then add a prefix or suffix to it
What is the Central Idea in a text and how do you find it?
The most important part
and look at the text features, details that are repeated, and reread
A poem’s sentence is called a____ and a poem's paragraph is called a ______.
line and stanza
Grandpa yawned and said he was going to hit the hay. what figure language is this?
Idiom
What type of figurative language is this?
The old car coughed and sputtered as it crawled up the hill.
personification
If a text uses the words "he", "she", or "they" to tell a story.
- is it third-person or first-person?
What is third-person point of view?
Give an example of a verb
What is run, skip, walk, jump, etc?
The prefix tri- in bicycle means that a bicycle has ___ wheels.
What is 3?
What are starting sentences of Original Thought
This reminds me off, an example is when, ...
Can you explain the difference between a fiction and a nonfiction text?
Fiction: Imagination/not real
Nonfiction: Facts/based on real events
Identify the error in this sentence:
joey likes to swim ride bikes and read books
it is missing commas
The verb in the following sentence is?
Tony slithered quietly down the hallway.
What is slithered?
If the prefix -un means not, what does unavailable mean?
What is, not able to do something
Lawson did one million chicken sounds on his laps around the court. What figurative language is this?
Hyperbole
What is a theme, and why is it important in a story?
It is a moral or a lesson. Also, main idea.
What is Mrs. Nelsons' Favorite Disney Park?
Bonus 100 points: what is her favorite ride there?
Magic Kingdom
and
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Emily assumed her mom washed her shirt because it was missing.
The word assumed means
What is suspected or guessed?
The text structure that puts events in order is know as
What is sequence or chronological?
Explain the difference between fact and opinion.
Fact: Information stated from proven evidence.
Opinion: How someone personally feels.
What is the difference between first-person and third-person point of view?
First-person: narrator (I, me, and my)
Third-person: narrator is not a character in a story. (he, she, they, and them)
Details that help support a main idea are called____.
supporting details
Key details
A text structure that shows the start of an event and the outcome of an event is know as
cause and effect
I was bending over backwards to please my new teacher. The idiom "bending over backwards" means
What is really trying hard to please?
The stars are shinning bright.
The text structure that states an issue and how it is solved is called
problem and solution