Roots and Affixes
Text Structures
Reading terms
Text Features
Kibbles and Bits
100
This prefix means "one"
What is : Uni
100
The vanilla bean comes from a seed pod in South America. I think that vanilla is the best flavor in the world!
What is fact/opinion.
100
Words that are opposites. hot / cold good / bad beautiful / ugly
What is antonyms.
100
These features help the reader to understand statistics, geography, or comparisons in a visual way.
What is graphs, charts, maps
100
Phrases that have nonhuman things taking on human characteristics. Mrs. Murphy, Babe, Charlotte
What is personification
200
This prefix means "before"
What is pre-.
200
One day, I sat down and ate 20 gallons of vanilla icecream. I got really fat!
What is CAUSE/EFFECT.
200
When a character thinks about the past and things that he remembers.
What is flashback.
200
This feature shows up at the beginning of a book. It contains information that helps the reader find a chapter in the book and its page number.
What is table of contents.
200
Bud walked over to the fighter as cool as a cucumber. Cool as a cucumber is an example of...
What is an idiom.
300
This suffix means "full"
What is -ful.
300
I ate too much vanilla ice cream and got really fat. I decided to go on a strict diet to lose the weight. I lost 25 pounds in 30 days.
What is problem/solution
300
Words that sound the same, but they have different meanings and different spellings. hear / here two / too write / right
What is homophones.
300
These features are brightly colored objects (or black and white) to help the reader see the characters or setting. They are usually done in watercolor or a photograph from a camera.
What is pictures/illustrations.
300
It compares two things without using like or as. Miss Thomas' smile was the sun bursting through the clouds.
What is a metaphor.
400
A prefix meaning "together"
What is co-.
400
We learned about the vanilla bean in Social Studies. That night, I got a craving for vanilla ice cream so I went to the store and bought some. Next, I ate 20 gallons of the stuff. Then I got on the scale and noticed that I gained alot of weight. I freaked out, so I decided to go on a strict diet for 30 days. Finally, at the end of 30 days, I could fit into my skinny jeans again.
What is sequencing/chronological order.
400
Comparing two things using like or as. Her heart is as cold as ice.
What is simile.
400
This typeface is used to emphasize important words; such as vocabulary. It looks like heavy, black, writing.
What is boldface type.
400
What is it called when the author writes to inform, entertain or persuade?
What is author's purpose.
500
A suffix meaning "somewhat or something like it"
What is -ish. Childish, warmish, foolish.
500
I lost weight because everyone thinks that all fat people are dumb and lazy.
What is generalization
500
I lost weight because everyone thinks that all fat people are dumb and lazy.
What is generalization
500
This typeface slants to the right and helps the reader to see an important word or concept. It usually has information at the bottom of the page that explains it.
What is italics.
500
Bang! Crash! Boom!
What is onamatopeia
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