Figurative Language
I'm so tired I could sleep for a year.
What is hyperbole?
What is the theme of the story?
The theme of a story is the lesson or moral that the author wants us to remember and apply in our own lives.
A bouncing toy OR Cinderella's dance.
What is a ball?
There is nothing better to do on a rainy day than to watch TV.
What is an opinion?
Martha stared at him in shock, and a small amount of dismay escaped her throat. She hadn't expected this. Identify the point of view.
What is third person point of view?
Zing, went the violin strings.
What is onomatopoeia?
What are the four types of conflict?
Character vs. self
Character vs. nature
Character vs. society
Character vs. character
Opposite of float OR a place where you wash your hands
What is sink?
French fries are made from potatoes.
What is a fact?
What text structure do these words signal?: for instance, such as, an example, an illustration, characteristics
What is description?
Ida ivory identified the ivory iris.
What is alliteration?
Identify the conflict: You're driving a car and receive a ticket for speeding.
What is character vs. society.
A dog's sound or the outside covering of a tree
What is bark?
Most cartoons are created for kids to watch.
What is a fact?
The Erie Canal changed the way people moved goods and supplies in the mid 1800's.The 363 mile canal connected Albany, New York to Lake Erie in Buffalo for the first time. When the canal opened in 1825, building supplies and goods could be transported quickly and cheaply across New York State.Canal boats pulled by mules carried people and supplies the 363 miles.What is the main idea of the paragraph?
The Erie Canal changed the way people moved goods and supplies in the mid 1800's.
Life is a roller coaster which everyone has to go through.
What is a metaphor?
We read a short Native American story about a stork getting caught in a net with some crows who were stealing a farmer's corn. What is the theme of this story?
You should be careful when choosing your friends. If you choose friends who are not trustworthy, you might be judged as untrustworthy too, just because you are friends with them.
A loud noise OR another name for soda
What is pop?
A snickers is the best candy bar to have for a snack.
What is an opinion?
I was almost back at my classroom door when I heard voices raised in anger as if in some sort of argument. Identify the point of view.
What is first person point of view?
They turned their owl eyes in her direction.
What is a metaphor?
A selfish emperor hired some tailors to make him some special clothes that would be invisible to stupid people. The tailors cheated him and stole his wealth. What is a theme for this story?
We should treat all people with respect and not act like we are better than others.
A place for stray animals OR what you do with a hammer
What is pound?
There are 12 positions on a baseball field.
What is a false fact?
Identify the text structure:
There are several reasons why so many people attend the Olympic games or watch them on television. One reason is tradition. The name Olympics and the torch and flame remind people of the ancient games. People can escape the ordinariness of daily life by attending or watching the Olympics. They like to identify with someone else’s individual sacrifice and accomplishment. National pride is another reason, and an athlete’s or a team’s hard earned victory becomes a nation’s victory. There are national medal counts and people keep track of how many medals their country’s athletes have won.
What is cause and effect?