Figurative Language
What figurative language is used in this sentence?
The boom of the fireworks scared me.
Onomatopoeia
What strategy do we use if....
we are trying to find the meaning or definition of a word?
Read around
What is it called when characters are talking to each other in a play/drama?
Dialogue
Name the following text structure:
Because Annie Boy did not have his stuff together at the end of the day, he missed the bus.
Cause and Effect
If a question is asking about difference between something, what is it asking?
How they are different, contrast
What figurative language is used in this sentence?
The storm was as fierce as a lion.
Simile
What strategy do we use if....
we are doing a poem?
POETS
What is it called in a play where you are being told what the characters are doing? Usually in ( )
Stage Directions
Name the following text structure:
First, I went to the store, then I came home to make dinner. After we ate, I washed the dishes and cleaned the kitchen. Later, I went to bed.
Sequence
You should always ___________ play titles.
Italacize
What figurative language is used in this sentence?
I have told you a million times to clean your room.
Hyperbole
What strategy do we use if....
we are trying to find author's purpose?
PIE
Every sentence has to have what two things to keep it from being a fragment?
Subject-Noun
Predicate- Verb
Name the following text structure:
The roses were red. They had long green stems. There was a mix of baby's breath in them and smelled sweet.
Description
What does contribute mean?
You are adding to something or making it better
What figurative language is used in this sentence?
He was a genius when he answered that question.
Metaphor
What strategy do we use if....
we are having the write out an answer to a question?
RACE
What are the key words for first person point of view?
I, ME, AND MY
I did not have a pencil, so I asked my teacher for one.
Problem and Solution
What does it mean if something is verified?
It can be verified with text evidence or proof.
What figurative language is used in this sentence?
The sun peeped through the clouds and the day became warm.
Personification
What strategy do we use if....
we are doing summary. (There are 3)
1. BME (Beginning, Middle, End)
2. 5 W's (Who, what, where, when, why?)
3. Plot Diagram
Copy a sentence from passage and make sure you use quotation marks.
The book of Freak the Mighty gives more information than the movie of Freak the Mighty.
Compare and Contrast
Tell me the parts of a poets strategy and what you should do in each part.
P
O
E
T
S
Preview- title, number lines, number stanzas
Occasion- topic, what is it about
Emotion- Feelings
Theme- Lesson/Message
Speaker- Author's name, 1st or 3rd person pov.