Into Lit.
These stories are passed along by word of mouth from generation to generation
Folk Tales
A writer's position on the issue or problem
Claim
This figurative language uses "like or as"
Simile
You can monitor your comprehension by doing this _____ slowly, aloud, and more than once
Rereading
How many days are in a year
365
The feeling that a writer creates through the use of descriptive words, imagery, and figurative language
Mood
In an _____ the author expresses a position, opinion on an issue or problem and provides supporting evidence for it.
Argument
Giving human qualities to an animal
Personification
When you make an _____ you use what you already know in addition to what you learned in the story to make an educated guess
Inference
What is Burger King's slogan?
At B.K. have it your way
This is a contrast in which the reality is the opposite of what it seems to be
Irony
Subjective
Extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
When you encounter an unfamiliar word or phrase in your reading, one way to figure out the meaning is to use _____ _____
Context Clues
What is McDonald's slogan?
I'm loving it
This causes us to laugh or be amused when we are reading
Humor
This point of view has NO opinions and is based on information
Objective
Sound words...Pow! Bang! Crash!
Onomatopoeia
These notes can be found at the bottom of a page
Footnotes
Where does Harry Potter go to wizardry school
Hogwarts
Extreme overstatements
Exaggeration
Venn Diagram
Repetition of the same beginning sound
_____ and _____ shows the relationship between events and their causes
Cause/Effect
Treat others how you would want to be treated is called the _____ _____
Golden Rule