B
Why do we annotate a text?
To better understand the text.
What are parenthesis?
What do we call a comparison using like or as?
What is Simile
What is the message in a story?
It's what the author wants to tell us.
what is the metaphor in the sentence:
Betsy sat quietly in her chair and read a book. Her teacher said she was an angel.
What is she was an angel
What is dialogue?
When characters speak in a story.
"She is a rose."
Metaphor, it does not use like or as in the comparison.
In the word interrupting, what is the prefix?
inter
What does it mean to "summarize" a text?
A summary should highlight the main points of a story.
Give an example of a text feature that is NOT a photograph.
Caption, title, subtitle, heading, diagram
What is the meaning of the word reveal as used in the sentence below?
The magician was about to reveal to the audience how he did one of his famous tricks.
Show
What is the author's claim?
What is the author saying?
If the prefix -un goes in the word unavailable-what does that mean?
What is, not able to do something
When doing Somebody Wanted But So, the "But" signals the ______?
Problem/issue in the story or text.
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.
What word means taking on human characteristics
What is personification?
Give an example of a synonym for hard
difficult
The text structure that gives readers events in the order they happen is known as
What is sequence or chronological?
This text structure uses phrases such as as a result of, due to, because, and therefore.
Cause & effect.
What is the difference between first-person and third-person point of view?
First-person: narrator (I, me, and my)
Third-person: narrator is not a character in a story. (he, she, they, and them)
This type of account includes specific details, events, and recollections that could only come from someone who experienced the event.
Firsthand Account
"Crum was known as a hothead, often getting angry with customers and losing his temper."
What is the meaning of the phrase "hot-head"?
Quick tempered, easily angered or agitated.
"The Statue of Liberty waved goodbye." This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a) onomatopeia b)metaphor c)personification
C.) Personification
"The stars are like diamonds in the sky". Is it a metaphor or simile
simile
How is perspective different from point of view?
Perspective involves a character or author's feelings and emotions, whereas point of view is only the narrator's way of telling the story.