5th Grade
Reading
Reading
This is the main idea or message of a story.
What is the theme?
This type of writing tries to convince the reader to agree with the author’s opinion.
What is persuasive writing?
This is the main idea of a paragraph or text, supported by key details.
What is the central idea?
This is the struggle or problem that characters face in a story.
What is the conflict?
When is Ms. Takacs' birthday? (Year for extra points)
December 3, 2003
These are clues in a story that help you figure out something the author doesn’t say directly.
What is making an inference?
This part of an essay grabs the reader’s attention at the beginning.
What is the hook?
These are facts, examples, or reasons that support the central idea.
What are supporting details?
This part of the plot is where the problem is solved.
What is the resolution?
What is Ms. Takacs' favorite hobby?
Writing, golfing, or chess
This type of text tells a story and includes characters, setting, and plot.
What is a narrative?
This sentence tells the main idea or claim of an essay.
What is a thesis statement?
Headings, captions, and diagrams are examples of these in informational texts.
What are text features?
The time and place where a story happens is called this.
What is the setting?
What is Ms. Takacs' cat's name?
BoyCat
Words like “first,” “next,” and “finally” help readers understand this in a text.
What is sequence (or order of events)?
Words like “because,” “for example,” and “as a result” help connect ideas in writing.
What are transition words (or transition phrases)?
This type of text structure shows how two or more things are alike and different.
What is compare and contrast?
This is the lesson or message the author wants the reader to learn.
What is the theme?
What does Ms. Takacs love most about her students?
FUNNY
This point of view uses the words “I,” “me,” and “my.”
What is first-person point of view?
This is when you check your writing for spelling, grammar, and punctuation mistakes.
What is editing?
This text structure explains why something happens and what happens as a result.
What is cause and effect?
This is how a character acts, feels, and thinks in a story.
What are character traits?
Ms. Takacs went to a high school that allowed you to major in something (like college). What did Ms. Takacs major in during her high school years?
Musical Theater