Main Idea & Theme
What the text is mostly about.
What is main idea?
The narrator's position in relation to a story being told.
What is point of view?
Comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
What is the powerhouse of a cell.
Mitochondria.
The puppy was famished after running around all afternoon, so it quickly ate two bowls of food. What does famished most likely mean?
suffering from starvation; severely affected by lack of food:
The lesson, moral or universal truth explored by the text.
What is theme?
When the narrator is a character in the story.
What is first person point of view?
Words that compare two unlike things
Who was 3rd president of the united states.
The storms caused the river to overflow, so the nearby houses were inundated with water. What does inundated most likely mean?
To overwhelm with things or people.
A passage describes how dolphins live in groups called pods, communicate with squeaks and whistles, and work together to hunt fish. What is the author's purpose to write this?
The narrator is not part of the story but is recounting or telling the story as an observer.
What is third person point of view?
sure ig
What is the largest animal currently alive?
Although she tried to hide her disappointment, her demeanor—the way she carried herself—showed she was upset. What does demeanor most likely mean?
Outward behavior.
To tell what happened in a story using your own words.
Summary/ Gist
An uncommon point of view in which the author uses the pronouns you and your.
What is second person point of view?
It's raining cats and dogs!
What is an idiom?
Who is the most listened to artist on spotify?
Bruno Mars
Words that express ideas in unusual or creative ways.
What is figurative language?
Using the details you read and what you already know to make a conclusion.
What is making an inference?
The Summer of the Mariposas, who's point of view is this sentence in?
"I know what they say. I've heard the stories many times through the centuries. But they are mistaken."
La Llorona
Time is a thief that steals our moments before we notice they’re gone.
What is a metaphor?
Fossil Fuels are non-renewable or renewable energy source.
Non-renewable
Unlike his outgoing and lively brother, Marcus was more reticent,
Someone who is reluctant to speak their mind/ thoughts.