6th Grade
ELA 1
ELA 1
Who, what, when, where, why.
Read the sentence. Tell what figurative language is found here. The thunder roared at us. The sky looked angry. a.) metaphor b.) personification c.) hyperbole
b.) personification
Which word matches this definition? The quality or feeling of being thankful a.) gratitude b.) marvelous c.) exceptional
a.)gratitude
What is the central idea of this paragraph?
Bees are incredibly busy insects. They fly from flower to flower to collect nectar. They also help flowers grow by moving pollen from one plant to another. Even though they are small, bees do a lot of important work.
Bees are busy insects that do a lot of work
What is the connotation for the given set of words? Negative or positive
(childish, cheap, conceited, egotistical, destitute)
Negative
If a text uses the words "he", "she", or "they" to tell a story.
- is it third-person or first-person?
What is third-person point of view?
What two things do you need to make an inference?
What is background knowledge and information from the text?
What are the three reasons an author writes?
What is to Persuade, Inform, Entertain
What does it mean to "summarize" a text?
A summary should highlight the main points of a story.
Can you explain the difference between a fiction and a nonfiction text?
Fiction: Imagination/not real
Nonfiction: Facts/based on real events
Identify the error in this sentence:
joey likes to swim, ride bikes and read books
What is Joey and ride bikes?
Joey likes to swim, ride bikes, and read books.
In Kendrick Lamar's lyrics, what form of figurative language is he using? " Bing, bop, boom, boom, boom, bop, bam." a.) onomatopoeia b.) idiom c.) personification
a.) onomatopoeia
My teacher walked into class with her glasses on. It was unusual that she wore her glasses. Her eyes were puffy and she talked quietly to the class. On her desk, she had a bag of cough drops and some tea with a bottle of honey next to it.
What can you infer is was wrong with the teacher?
she is ill
What are the 6 plot elements in a fictional story?
What is exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
What is a theme, and why is it important in a story?
The theme is a message, lesson or the overall meaning of a story. It is important to to connect what happened and the meaning behind what happened.
The theme of this paragraph?
Sadie was kicking a soccer ball in the house and broke her mom's expensive vase. The vase was shattered into a million pieces. She went to her mom and told her what she had done even though she knew she'd be punished.
What is honesty?
Emily assumed her mom washed her shirt because it was missing.
The word assumed means
What is suspected or guessed?
The text structure what put events in order is know as
What is sequence or chronological?
Explain the difference between fact and opinion.
Fact: Information stated from proven evidence.
Opinion: How someone personally feels.
What is the difference between first-person and third-person point of view?
First-person: narrator (I, me, and my)
Third-person: narrator is not a character in a story. (he, she, they, and them)
Details that help support a main idea are called____.
What are supporting details?
The Zentini family walked with backpacks on as they pulled large bags behind them. They walked around crowds of people as they found a line to stand in. There were screens on the walls that gave the names of cities and times. They gave their tickets to a nice lady to check them.
Where was the Zentini family?
airport
What is the author's purpose of this text?
Wendy's is the best fast food restaurant in the world! Have you ever tried their Jr. bacon cheeseburger? If not, you should go there right now and get one!
What is to Persuade
The stars are shinning bright.
-Homophone (their, there, they're), etc., answer varies
-Homonym (The bat only flies at night. You have to hit the baseball with a bat.) Answers vary