General ELA
What two things do you need to make an inference?
What is background knowledge and information from the text?
Name 5 types of figurative language.
a. Simile
b. Metaphor
c. Hyperbole
d. Idiom
e. Onomatopoeia
f. Personification
Do authors use the 5 text structures in fiction, nonfiction or both?
Nonfiction only!
What does it mean to "summarize" a text?
A summary should highlight the main points of a story.
What is a theme, and why is it important in a story?
The theme is a central idea, message, or the overall meaning of a story.
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
In Kendrick Lamar's lyrics, what form of figurative language is he using? " Bing, bop, boom, boom, boom, bop, bam."
a.) onomatopoeia
The text structure what put events in order is know as
What is sequence or chronological?
Can you explain the difference between a fiction and a nonfiction text?
Fiction: Imagination/not real
Nonfiction: Facts/based on real events
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 is more important than the consequences?
If a text uses the words "you" and "your" to tell a story... it is ____ person POV.
What is third-person point of view?
Read the sentence. Tell what figurative language is found here. The clouds rolled in ominously. The sky looked angry.
b.) personification
Name all 5 text structures.
Which sentence should not be included in the summary?
A. Percy Jackson discovers that he is a demigod and the son of Poseidon.
B. Percy travels across the United States to find Zeus's stolen lightning bolt.
C. Percy, Annabeth, and Grover face dangerous monsters during their quest.
D. Percy enjoys blue chocolate-chip pancakes for breakfast before school one morning.
What is D?
What is the connotation for the given set of words?
(childish, cheap, conceited, egotistical, destitute)
Negative
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)
I was bending over backwards to please my new teacher. The idiom "bending over backwards" means
What is really trying hard to please?
Why might an author use the "cause and effect" text structure?
Who, what, when, where, why.
Lena wanted to make the basketball team, but she missed several shots during tryouts. Instead of giving up, she practiced every day after school. By the end of the season, she had become one of the team's best players.
What is the theme of this passage?
Perseverance and hard work can help you achieve your goals.
Details that help to prove a main idea statement are called____.
What are supporting details?
Can you analyze the metaphor "The stars are diamonds in the sky". What does this imply?
The stars are shinning bright.
A passage explains how a drought led to crop failures, which caused food shortages and higher prices.
A. Compare and Contrast
B. Cause and Effect
C. Problem and Solution
D. Chronological Order
What is B?
Which of the following is the best summary of a story about a girl who trains for months to win a science competition?
A. Maya wore a blue shirt to the competition and ate a muffin for breakfast.
B. Maya worked hard to prepare for a science competition, overcame challenges, and eventually won.
C. Maya's science project had pictures, charts, and colorful labels.
D. Maya was nervous on the morning of the competition.
What is B?