5th Grade
Writing
Figurative Language
Text Structure
Comprehension strategies
100

When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective 

First Person 

100

This part of an essay tells what the topic will be.

The topic sentence in the introduction paragraph 

100

To use strong exaggeration

hyperbole 

100

Tells how a problem is solved.

Problem and Solution

100

Kind, shy, funny, brave, mean, caring, etc. 

In relation to reading a story, these are all examples of _________ _________. 

Character traits
200

When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective 

Third Person 

200
A comma and a conjunction are used to join two related sentences, creating a _________  _________.

Compound sentence


200

Giving human characteristics to something that is not human

personification

200

Tells how two or more things are alike or different.

Compare and Contrast

200

Pairing what you read with what you know to make an educated guess

Making an inference/inferencing

300

The message or lesson that can apply to you/me

Theme 

300
Dialogue is shown in writing by using this type of punctuation mark:  

Quotation marks

300

It's raining cats and dogs.

This is an example of what type of figurative language?

Idiom
300

The author describes events in a certain order. 

Sequence (or time order) 

300

To give a short explanation that only includes the most important parts.

Summarize

400

What the story is mainly about?

Central or Main idea

400

The part of an introduction that captures the readers attention 

A hook or attention getter

400

When a sentence or phrase contains multiple words with the same beginning sound.

alliteration 
400
The author describes an event and the results that occurred. 

Cause and effect 

400
Inform, persuade, entertain. 

These are all examples of __________  __________.

Author's purpose
500

How the story or passage is organized is known as its __________ ___________-

Text structure (Ex. Description, cause and effect, problem and solution, chronological order, compare and contrast) 


500

This is the last part of a paper that wraps it up. It is best to end this with an impact statement. 

conclusion 

500

Which type of figurative language is the following sentence?

She is a tornado when she gets angry!

Metaphor

500

The author explains a topic using examples, details, and characteristics.

Description

500

When you highlight, underline or write symbols on a text/passage that you are reading.

 annotating 

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