Name the Story Title
Ana Rosa tells the story of her life living in the Dominican Republic under a dictatorship. (RIP Guario)
"The Color of My Words"
The author's the central or most important point in an article.
Main Idea
Compares two things using "like" or "as."
Simile
Joanne's mother had to come to the school to pick up the phone the principal had confiscated.
To take away or remove.
"The Color of My Words"
This novel tells 3 stories about people escaping their countries and finding a safe place to live.
"Refugee"
The lesson or message an author is using a story to teach you.
Theme
Comparing two things directly, not using "like" or "as."
Metaphor
Denise thought it was peculiar that she saw no one else on the bus on the way to school.
Weird, strange, unusual, etc.
Jonah
"Some Fortunate Future Day"
A young boy lives on the Mexican border. He tells stories through poems.
Name what each part of RACE stands for.
Restate, Answer, Cite, & Explain
Giving something that is not human the traits or abilities of a human.
Personification
Dad discarded his old phone after he bought a new one.
Throw away or get rid of.
Guero
"They Call Me Guero"
A girl named Rose lives in a house with her father's robots. A man lands in her yard one day and she tries to make him fall in love with her.
"Some Fortunate Future Day"
Figuring out what a new word means using the words around it in the sentence.
Context Clues
An extreme exaggeration.
Hyperbole
Tammy murmured the answers to her friend who didn't study for the test.
Whispered, spoke quietly to, mumbled.
Josef, Mahmoud, & Isabela
"Refugee"
A boy and a girl are in the future and are taught by robots.
"The Fun They Had"
Sentences that have meanings beyond what they say literally.
Figurative Language
A sound affect, like "Bang!" or "Boom!"
Onomatopoeia
The teacher gave the students detention after she observed them fighting.
Margie & Tommy
"The Fun They Had"