Figuratively Speaking
What type of figurative language is being used? Taking the MAP test is as exciting as the fourth quarter of a tied football game!
What is a simile?
i enjoy living in new york city because i love going to plays on broadway
I enjoy living in New York City because I love going to plays on Broadway.
What type of question is being asked when it says: "What is this story mostly about?"
What is Central Idea or Main Idea?
Where a story takes place
What is the setting?
Name the figurative language used in the following: The woman was a delicate flower, wilting at the loss of her friend.
What is a Metaphor?
What type of figurative language is being used? The Forward exam is the World Series of all tests.
What is a metaphor?
My favorite class is world humanities especially when we get to do test prep it's my favorite thing to study.
It is a run on sentence and is needs punctuation such as: My favorite class is World Humanities, especially when we get to do test prep. It's my favorite thing to study.
What you should do when you come to a word you don't know in a text
What is: Read the words around it and use context clues to try to understand it. You can also skip the word to see if you can still understand the text.
The emotion that the reader feels from a story.
What is mood?
Explain what this idiom means: The world is my oyster.
What is: I can take advantage of many opportunities in my life.
What type of figurative language is being used? The wild March wind whistled through the window.
What is personification? alliteration?
The boy brings his dogs to runs in the park each day for exercise.
The boy brings his dogs to run in the park each day for exercise.
Taking notes and underlining important ideas when reading a text is called?
What is annotation?
DAILY DOUBLE: The message or lesson of a story or text
What is theme?
What should you do each morning, and especially on the days you're taking the Forward test?
What is eat a healthy breakfast?
BOOM! went the thunder as it rumbled across the plains.
What is onomatopoeia?
Comma or a semicolon - and where? My brother plays basketball on the varsity team he is one of the best players in his high school.
A semicolon between team and he.
How many details from the text should be used to support your answer in written responses?
What is: At least ONE or TWO details
A thesis statement is:
What is claim + reasons that support the claim?
When asked to write an argumentative essay, what should this type of essay include (must have at least 3)?
Introduction with a thesis statement (claim and reasons), body paragraphs with supporting evidence, counterargument, rebuttal, conclusion
I've told you a million times that you are grounded until your homework is done.
What is hyperbole?
The authors attitude toward the doll symbolize her changing attitude toward learning word throughout the story.
The author's attitude toward the doll symbolizes her changing attitude toward learning words throughout the story.
What is the 'claim' in an extended response?
The claim is another word for the 'thesis,' focus, main/central idea of your response.
When an object represents a bigger idea, such as a flag represents a country
What is symbolism?
What is the most important thing you should do the night before taking the Forward exam?
What is: get a good night's sleep