theme
The moral or the lesson of the story.
Sally, Johnny, and Peter are examples of what type of noun
people/persons
What part of speech are the Italic words?
She quickly ran up the stairs.
She = pronoun
ran = Verb
Is this a dependent or independent clause?
"After we saw the movie"
Dependent Clause
Name 4 text structures
What is:
Chronological
Compare/Contrast
Problem/Solution
Description
Cause and Effect
What is dialouge
What should we do to fix this sentence?
"when is your birthday," asked Marta
capital W
? not a ,
period at the end
What part of speech is the Italic word?
The pepperoni pizza was my favorite.
Is this a dependent or independent clause?
"Siam shared his cookies with his friends."
Independent Clause
What are the 3 types of essay you might write on the state test
opinion
Informational
Narritive
where and when the story takes place
What is Setting
What is main idea?
What the text is mostly about. The most important part of the story.
What part of speech is the Italic word?
She wrote a story about her family.
verb
What is this an example of?
I was as happy as a clam
Simile
Name 3 things that are important to have in a narrative.
beginning, middle and end
characters, setting, problem, solution
dialogue
figurative language
details
What are key details?
Evidence to support the main idea.
Define the parts of speech...
Adjective
- describes a noun
The kitten was so cute!
What is a better word to use than "so cute"?
adorable
precious
What text feature is a picture with labels all over it.
Diagram
Identify the text structure:
Many students at school were having trouble remembering to bring their homework. This made it hard for teachers to help them learn and stay on track. The school started a homework club after school where students could finish their work with help from teachers.
Problem and Solution
A guess using evidence from the text and your background knowledge or schema.
Inference
List 3 pieces of writing you did this year
Informational/Research
Short/Extended Responses
Narrative
Expository
Argumentative
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence
There,They're or Their going to the store.
They're
What does Nonfiction mean?
Factual or Informational text. A true story
Identify text structure
It started raining heavily during recess, so all the students had to go back inside. Because they couldn’t play outside, the teacher let them watch a movie in the classroom. In the end, the students still had fun even though their plans changed.
Cause and Effect
What is used in writing to grab the reader's attention?
A Hook


What is a conjunction?
List 3 types of figurative language
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Idiom
Onomonopiea
Hyperbole
Imagery
What read aloud did we read last time and what are we reading now?
Matilda and The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe