Figurative Language
The purpose of figurative language
What is make writing more descriptive and create mental images?
Name the 5 sections of a plot
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution
The different types of external conflicts
What is man vs man, man vs society, man vs nature, man vs technology?
What helps you to determine the organizational structure of a piece of writing?
What are signal words?
define functional text
What is text that helps the reader function in todays world?
Name 6 types of figurative language
What is alliteration, imagery, metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole ?
The difference between the protagonist and the antagonist.
The protagonist is the "good guy" and the antagonist is the character that fights against the "good guy".
An example of man vs technology
What is a conflict between a robot and a person?
If you were explaining world hunger and ways to fix it, what text structure would you use?
What is problem/solution?
Read the flyer that was handed out.
Answer a question of your team's choice.
Identify the type of figurative language and its meaning in the following sentence? the rain kissed my cheeks as it fell
Personification and the rain touch my cheek gently
What 4 things will you find in the exposition of the plot?
What is the point of view, setting, character and major conflict in the story?
Give an example of man vs society.
Jimmy wrote letters to his congressman to discuss global warming
What text structure would you use if you wanted to use a Venn diagram for the notes?
What is compare and contrast?
Read the flyer that was given out.
answer a question of your team's choice.
Identify the type of figurative language and its meaning in the following sentence:
The salty, thick air was filled with sinister, rumbling clouds as the storm approached
What is imagery?
The purpose of the rising action.
What is the sequence of the events as the main character tries to solve the conflict?
Marie was frustrated with the idea of world hunger and decided to volunteer and the local food bank.What type of conflict is this?
What is man vs society?
What text structure is the following statement: The pandas are an endangered species therefore scientist around the world are gathering to discuss the issue.
What is problem and solution?
Read the flyer that was handed out.
Answer 2 of the questions.
Read one of the poems (The Sea by James Reeves or Friendship by Emma Guest). Identify 4 examples of figurative language.
Friendship: personification, hyperbole, simile, metaphor
The Sea: personification, metaphor, simile, imagery
Using the fairy tale Goldilocks or the Three Little Pigs give an example of each of the 5 sections of plot
Goldilocks:exposition- point of view, characters, setting and initial conflict are introduced; rising action is goldilocks trying each bed/chair; climax is when the bears come home and find her; falling action is Goldilocks waking up and seeing the 3 bears confront her; resolution is Goldilocks runs out and all the way home.
Think about the story Alladin or Jack and the Beanstalk. Name 3 types of conflict and examples in one of them.
Jack and the Beanstalk: man vs man, man vs self, man vs nature
Using the document "Dissecting Text Structure" identify 3 of the text structures.
What is Cause and Effect, Problem Solution, Sequence, Compare and Contrast
Define 1st and 3rd point of view
1st person is when the narrator is in the story; pronouns I and my are used.
3rd person - when the narrator of the story is outside looking in.