Idioms
What idiom has this meaning?: It is raining really hard.
It's raining cats and dogs.
Is this a simile or a metaphor?: You are as brave as a lion.
Simile
What is the theme of this book?: The cat and in the hat.
Responsibility
What is the text structure of this book?: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Cause and Effect
What is the genre of this book?: Nancy Drew
Mystery
What idiom has this meaning?: Feeling sick.
Under the weather.
Is this a simile or a metaphor?: Scary as a clown.
Simile
What is the theme of this book?: Dork Diaries
Friendship
What is the text structure of this book?: Tortoise and the Hare
Cause and Effect
What is the genre of this book?: Cinderella
Fairy Tale
What idiom has this meaning?: Doing everything together.
Joined at the hip.
Is this a simile or a metaphor?: When we got home we were couch potatoes and as lazy as a sloth.
Both
What is the theme of this book?: Wonder
Kindness
What is the text structures of these books?: The Who Was Series
Sequence
What is the genre of this book?: Freedom Summer
Historical Fiction
What idiom has this meaning?: All in the same situation.
All in the same boat.
What does this metaphor mean?: You are the apple of my eye.
You are very important to me.
What is the theme of this book?: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Love and Sibling Rivalry
What is the text structure of this book?: Harry Potter
Problem and Solution
What is the genre of this book?: The War that Saved my Life
Historical Fiction
What idiom has this meaning?: Putting all of your hopes towards one thing.
All your eggs in one basket.
What does this metaphor mean?: He kept us in the dark about his plans
He kept kept his plans a secret
What is the theme of this book?: Chester and Gus
Friendship
What is the text structure of this book?: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Compare and Contrast
What is the genre of this book?: The City of Ember
Science Fiction