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Fact or opinion: Asparagus is the most delicious vegetable ever.
Opinion
These are called " "
What do we use them for?
quotation marks
We use them when a character is speaking or when we are using a quote from the text.
Label each verb as past, present, and future
I will dance on stage this Saturday.
I danced on stage this Saturday.
I am dancing on stage and it is Saturday.
future
past
present
What is the purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?
It explains what your paragraph will be about so your readers get an idea of what they're about to read.
Where is the conjunction in this sentence?
Billy like to play in the park, but he is not always able to go.
What are the three types of punctuation that you can end a sentence with?
Period
Exclamation point
Question mark
What is a verb?
Give 2 examples of a verb
Bonus points: give an example of an adverb
A verb is an action
run, skip, walk, jump, dance...
Adverbs: lively, lovely, happily
explain comparing and contrasting
to identify the similarities and differences between two or more subjects.
What does it mean to "summarize" a text?
To shorten the story but still highlight the main points of the story.
Can you explain the difference between a fiction and a nonfiction text?
Fiction: Imagination/not real
Nonfiction: Facts/based on real events
what is the meaning of the word reveal as used in the following sentence?
The magician revealed the rabbit inside his hat to the audience.
Showed the rabbit to the audience
What are the 3 types of author's purpose? And explain.
persuade- convince the reader
inform- real facts
entertain- makes a reader smile, cry, get afraid etc
Adding the prefix -un in unavailable makes the meaning of the word what?
not available
What is an inference?
When you try to understand what the author means through clues in the text and what you already know.
What is a theme, and why is it important in a story?
The theme is a central idea, message, or the overall meaning of a story.
The theme of this paragraph?
Sadie was kicking a soccer ball in the house and broke her mom's expensive vase. The vase was shattered into a million pieces. She went to her mom and told her what she had done even though she knew she'd be punished.
to be honest even though you might get in trouble
synonym of hard
difficult
What do we call it when we put the story or events in order? You can use words like first, next, then, finally.
sequence
Explain the difference between fact and opinion.
Fact: Information stated from proven evidence.
Opinion: How someone personally feels.
Whose point of view is this passage written in? Is it in third person or first person?
Once there was a young boy named Dave. Dave has a little sister named Katie. One day Dave got mad at her and ripped her coloring page. Katie was so mad at him, so she did not speak to him all day. After an hour, Dave felt bad and went to apologize to Katie. They began to play together after that.
the narrator/third person
When I go back to the story to highlight the proof of my answer to a question, I am finding my...
Text evidence
antonym of excited
sad
It was raining cats and dogs. The idiom "raining cats and dogs" means
It is raining really hard outside.
What is the main in the paragraph?
Did you know the statue is an important symbol of freedom and was a gift from France? It celebrates the Declaration of Independence also known as the 4th of July. She is a symbol of freedom and welcomes all the migrants coming to America. She is an important symbol for our nation!
The main idea is the Statue of Liberty is an important symbol of freedom.
Which sentence is an example of a non literal sentence?
It is raining cats and dogs.
The doctor said, "It's raining a lot today."
It is raining cats and dogs.