Poetry
True or false: All poems need to rhyme
False
the purpose and point of the paragraph
main idea/central idea
the boy ran away.
What does this need?
a capital T
a comparison using like or as
simile
List 5 prefixes and their meanings
answers may vary
The "paragraph" of a poem
Steal 200 points
Stanza
the moral/lesson learned
theme
Did you see the boy run he is going to the store.
What's missing? You must have 2.
question mark at the end and comma after run
giving an object human qualities
personification
Over the holidays, families can show their GENEROSITY by donating food to the homeless.
Daily Double
willingness to give
The space between stanzas
line break
a conclusion reached by using text clues and prior knowledge
Pick your wager
inference
Which is the correct spelling?
a. acomplish
b. accomplish
c. accomplissh
d. acomplich
B
Tom taught Tina to play tennis.
alliteration
How do you figure out the meaning of a word in a story?
use context clues
What is the rhyme pattern:
Roses are red
Violets are blue
I love ELA
I hope you do too
ABCB
anything that helps to prove that something is or is not true
Daily Double
evidence
The boy said "I am going to the store."
What tells us someone is speaking? There are 2 answers.
Steal 200 points
said and quotation marks
BOOM!
BAM!
Onomatopoeia
The garrulous boy rambled on continuously as he told his mother about his day at school.
What does garrulous mean?
talkative
a 14 line poem with a couplet
Pick your wager
sonnet
diagrams, timelines, captions, photographs, graphs, subtitles, headings
text features
Which is correct?
a. The teacher, Ms. Fleming teaches 9th, 10th, and 11th grade ELA.
b. The teacher, Ms. Fleming, teaches 9th, 10th, and 11th grade ELA.
c. The teacher "Ms. Fleming" teaches 9th, 10th, and 11th grade ELA.
B
An exaggeration
hyperbole
When was Ms. McCarthy's birthday?
August 15th