Fiction
What are clues that readers use to find the meaning of unknown words?
Context Clues
What does analyze mean?
To look deeply or more intently into information in order to infer deeper meaning.
What is a theme?
it is the moral of the story
The dragon went to the forest because he was hungry since it was close to dinner time.
Where should the comma be inserted in this sentence?
The dragon went to the forest, because he was hungry since it was close to dinner time.
What does emphasize mean?
To pay more attention or make more prominent.
What is making an educated guess/conclusion from two or more available facts?
Inference or to Infer
What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep. The seven silly sheep Silly Sally shooed shilly-shallied south. These sheep shouldn't sleep in a shack.
Alliteration
What is the author's purpose for writing a Drama or Play?
to entertain.
Restate this question as a statement:
What did the rabbit say to the turtle?
The rabbit told the turtle.....
What does convey mean?
To provide information/communicate.
What does the "C" in R.A.C.E. stand for?
Cite Evidence
What is symbolism?
Words, places, landmarks to take place of what is being said on a deeper level.
What are the brackets for in a Drama?
stage directions
What are the proper nouns in this sentence?
Costco was flooded, so Maria and Martha went to the park instead.
Costco, Maria, and Martha
What are we looking for in a poem, the literal or figurative meaning?
Figurative meaning/deeper understanding.
In fiction, in order to provide a correct and complete summary of the story you must use what strategy?
C,P,R (Character, Problem, Resolution)
What does infer mean?
To make an educated guess based on two or more available facts.
How do you properly cite evidence in your short constructed responses?
by using " " marks and direct quotes/lines from the piece of literature.
Make this sentence into past tense.
Ms. Heron is laughing at the joke Jerry told.
Ms. Heron laughed at the joke Jerry told.
Give me three examples of tools we can use on the test to figure out answers more easily. (Hint: a tool we learned in class at any point in the year.
Outline, Box Flow Chart, Web Chart, Sequencing, Venn Diagram, Context Clues, CPR, Blurbs, POETS, Annotation, BME, Summaries, etc.
What is the difference between main idea and theme in a work of fiction?
Main Idea-is the overall message in the story.
Theme- is the moral of the story.
The waves danced in the moonlight!
What type of figurative language is this!??!
Personification!
What did the lake in the poem "The Lake's promise" symbolize?
Peace/Relaxation/Memories
The schol is very cold today; it is cold due to the whether and wind out side!
What are the two misspelled words in this sentence?
school, weather, outside
Why is following directions important when completing an assignment or task?
Because the directions tell you what to do and what not to do.