Vocabulary
What is the purpose of learning prefixes, suffixes and Greek/Latin roots?
We use them to help determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
Name all 5 text structures.
Cause & Effect. Compare & Contrast. Description. Problem & Solution. Sequence
Define theme
The message, moral or lesson the author wants you to learn from the text
Give an example of the use of alliteration
Answers may vary
Name 3 text features
Title, heading, caption, map, chart, timeline, bullet, highlighted, diagram, etc.
Again
Which text structure is this paragraph?
Linux and Windows are both operating systems. Computers use them to run programs. Linux is totally free, so users can improve or otherwise modify the source code. Windows is proprietary, so it costs money to use and users are prohibited from altering the source code.
Compare & Contrast
A summary of a text should always include...
What type of figurative language is used to convey extreme exaggeration?
Hyperbole
Define the terms homophone and homographs and give examples of both
Homophones- Words that sound identical but have different meanings and usually different spellings
Homographs- Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. They may or may not be pronounced the same
Un + believe + able
Not able to be believed
Which text structure?
Thousands of people die each year in car accidents involving drugs or alcohol. Lives could be saved if our town adopts a free public taxi service. By providing such a service, we could prevent intoxicated drivers from endangering themselves or others
Problem & Solution
What can you expect to occur during the exposition of any fiction genre?
Explanation of the setting, characters and background information
Idiom or Metaphor? Then explain why it is NOT the other type of figurative language
The lackadaisical dog was a lump of coal
The answer is metaphor because the dog is being compared to a lump of coal which literally does nothing. The metaphor means the dog is being lazy.
Idioms are cultural and phrases you have to already know in order to understand them
Which viewpoint should you use to switch between character's perspective and be able to tell each character's feelings and actions?
1st or 3rd
3rd person allows the narrator to tell the reader what different people think
1st person only allows the reader to know what the main character thinks and feels.
The cubs nestled together to keep warm during the cold weather.
A. an animal’s shelter made of twigs and leaves
B. to lay closely or next to
B
Which text structure?
It is fun to read about chimpanzees. All wild chimpanzees live in Africa. They live mostly in thick rain forests and in woodlands. There are two types, or species, of chimpanzees—the common chimpanzee and the bonobo, also known as the pygmy chimpanzee.
Description
What is the difference between character traits and character development?
Character traits are the qualities and attributes a character has. (How a character is)
Character development is how a character changes over time in a story.
Name and define all the figurative languages of "ISHAMPOO" except the last "O"
Idiom, Simile, Hyperbole, Alliteration, Metaphor, Personification, Onomatopoeia,
What are the three "E" words that all figurative language is used for?
Emphasis, exaggeration and effect
I'll accept entertainment or engagement
Alex pondered whether he should diminish the cost of his new laptop by making it more manageable and paying monthly installments over the next year.
Define the term installment.
Which text would MOST likely be constructed with a sequential text structure?
A. Informative brochure
B. Historical fiction
C. Instruction manual
D. Scientific fiction
Sequential has the root word sequence.
Main/Central Idea
There are two other types of figurative language not mentioned in "ISHAMPOO". What are they?
Proverbs and Adages
Name 4 elements of drama
Script, dialogue, characters, lines, stage directions