Key Ideas and Details
Literature
Literature
What is an inference?
What you know and what you read
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Similes use like or as to compare two unlike things and metaphors use to be verbs (is, are, was, were) to compare two unlike things.
What does it mean to compare and contrast two texts series of events?
You look at how the major events that are in the beginning, middle, and end (problem and resolution) are similar and different from each other.
What strategy can you use to determine the main idea?
Topic + point
What is the difference between problem and solution and cause and effect structures?
Problem and solution gives a clear problem and then the way that problem was solved. Cause and effect gives why something happened and what happened because of the why.
What is theme?
Any of these are acceptable:
The message, the lesson learned, moral of the story, universal truth
The mattress on my bed is very comfortable. It feels like I am sleeping on a cloud. When I wake up I am full of energy and ready for the day.
In the sentences below. The mattress is being compared to what?
A. A Cloud
B. Energy
C. Waking Up
D. Sleeping
A. A Cloud
Which text feature shows a simplified drawing showing the appearance, structure, or workings of something.
Diagram
What are the differences between a historical, technical, or scientific text?
Historical refer to the past, technical tells you how to do something, and scientific explains why or how something is happening.
Which text feature provides a visual of historical events?
Timeline
What is the setting?
Time and Place or Where and When
Give an example of onomatopoeia.
Teacher approved
What is the purpose of charts and graphs embedded in an article?
They support the information found in the text or adds additional information to help the reader understand the topic better.
How are details related to the main idea.
Details can support the main idea. Though some may be irrelevant.
What elements would be in a first-hand account that would be missing in a second-hand account?
The first-hand account would have personal experiences that would show their thoughts and feelings.
When my little brother was two years old he used to cry all day long. I hated the sound. I used to get so mad, I would yell at him. My mom used to tell me that we would one day be the best of friends. Now that he is older, we have so much fun together. I would do anything for my little brother. It is important to love your family, even when they make you angry sometimes.
Which sentences show the theme of family importance?
My mom used to tell me that we would one day be the best of friends.
It is important to love your family, even when they make you angry sometimes.
What is the turning point or peak of the action in a story called?
Climax
A Table of Contents is like a map for a text book. It tells you where to go to search for certain information. Without a Table of Contents or an index, we would be traveling through the book blindly.
According to the text, reading a text book without a table of contents would be like what? Explain.
A. Losing the text book
B. Missing the glossary
C. Being lost in the book with no guide
D. Traveling in space without a spaceship
Have you ever tried to play dodge ball? Some people think that it hurts, but that is not the case. Dodge ball is played with soft balls. The rules state that you can not aim for someone’s face. It is a very fun game! You should gather some friends and try a round of dodge ball!
Why did the author write this article?
A. To inform you about how dodge ball was invented.
B. To convince people the dodge ball is painful.
C. To persuade people to try dodge ball.
D. To entertain people with a story about dodge ball.
C. To persuade people to try dodge ball.
Jeremy has to do four activities for homework. He decides to start with math. Then he will do reading, followed by social studies. He saves his science for last.
This story is organized in which text structure?
Sequence
The girl took a deep breath, looked up at the clear blue sky, and noticed the cool breeze in her hair. She knew this was going to be a perfect day out of school.
Describe the character. Use evidence from the text.
Part B: What other scenario would most likely create the same mood?
A. A thunderstorm suddenly begins on a beach trip
B. Arguing with your younger brother who hides your toys.
C. Taking a difficult test right before the weekend.
D. A game of Frisbee with her dog.
D. A game of Frisbee with her dog.
What is the difference between a first and third person narration?
First-person uses personal pronouns and you know that one characters thoughts and feelings, but not others. Third-person may tell you many characters thoughts and feelings, or none of their thoughts and feelings.
Sunflowers
Sunflowers begin as seeds. They grow roots into soil and then begin to sprout a stem. Once they are full grown they have leaves and a flower. Each part of the flower has a very important job to keep the sunflower alive.
Frogs
Frogs hatch from eggs and begin as tadpoles when they are born. Tadpoles live in the water and move in a similar way that a fish moves. As a tadpole grows, it becomes a frog. When the frog is an adult, it will lay eggs and more tadpoles will be born.
How are these two articles similar?
A. They are both about plants.
B. They are both about amphibians
C. One is about sunflowers and one is not
D. They are both life cycles
D. They are both life cycles
Something interesting is happening with some corals in Hawaii. Some of the corals in the reefs bleached, but other corals are fine. So scientists are studying the corals in Hawaii. They want to understand how some corals stayed the same. They think these Hawaiian corals will help them learn how to help corals in other parts of the world.
What is the central idea?
A. All the corals in Hawaii are in danger of bleaching.
B. Scientists are visiting Hawaii to enjoy the beautiful coral reefs.
C. Some corals in Hawaii have survived bleaching, and scientists are studying them to help corals elsewhere.
D. The Hawaiian corals that bleached are now starting to recover on their own.
C. Some corals in Hawaii have survived bleaching, and scientists are studying them to help corals elsewhere.
Name and Describe 3 text features.
caption glossary
heading photograph
timeline bold print
table of contents illustration
index