Genres
What is a story that is fake called?
Fiction
Write 3 examples of words with a "hard c" and 3 examples of words with a "soft c."
Hard c:
catfish, creative, clean
Soft c:
certain, crucial, circumstance
What is it called when you compare to things using "like" or "as"?
Simile
This part of speech is a person, place, thing.
Noun
What are the 3 Maloney Standards?
1) Show Respect.
2) Make Good Decisions.
3) Solve Problems.
This text structure describes how two topics are similar and different.
What do we call "where and when the story takes place?"
Setting
What do we call what you have to solve in a story?
Problem
This part of speech is an action.
Verb
What was the name of the pig that Wilbur lost to?
Uncle
What are three characteristics of a folk tale?
1) Fiction
2) Main characters are people or animals
3) The character learns a lesson
4) The character uses bravery to solve a problem
5) An old story handed down through generations
Example: Fairy Tale or Legend
What type of figurative language is the following: It is raining cats and dogs.
Idiom
Timeline
What do we put around the words someone is saying out loud in a story?
Quotation Marks
Ex: Ms. Ginn walked over and said, "Wow, it is not raining anymore!"
This describes the way the narrator, characters, or reader feels about the events of a story.
Point of View
What are three characteristics of a drama/play?
1) Script has stage directions
2) Divided into scenes or acts
3) Different settings
4) The character faces a problem
5) Written to sound like a conversation
6) Multiple characters
Write an example of figurative language (or nonliteral language).
Her hair was as golden as the sun.
His eyes were sparkling diamonds.
This nonfiction text feature describes words that are near a picture or photograph to help readers better understand it.
Caption
Name at least 4 coordinating conjunctions.
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
This nonfiction text feature helps readers identify key topics in the book in the order they are presented, and includes page numbers for each topic.
Table of Contents
When writing a narrative, what are the 4 parts that ALL narratives must have?
1) Character(s)
2) Setting
3) Problem
4) Solution
** Ending feeling
This word describes using what you already know and evidence from the text to read "in between the lines" and figure out what the author is saying.
Inference
"I flew to the kitchen to cook a meal for my stepsisters." <-- This is an example of which type of nonliteral language?
Hyperbole
Rewrite this sentence with proper punctuation.
we listened as mr wood said please pick up all of the playground equipment
We listened as Mr. Wood said, "Please pick up all of the playground equipment."
What are 3 different Native American tribes in California?
The Miwok, Hopi, and Chumash