Figurative Language
Text Structure
ELA strategies
Grammar
Potpourri
100

Her pocketbook weighs a ton!

Hyperbole

100

Shows what's in common and what's different

Compare and Contrast

100

 The strategy that we're using for reading passages.

High Five Strategy

100

The puppies is/are cute!

Are

100

These are added to the beginning of a base word. It changes the meaning of the word.

Prefixes
200

The race cars zipped by the fans.

Onomatopoeia

200

The author states an issue and gives ways to solve it.

Problem and Solution

200

The first step in the High Five strategy

Read title and think about it.

200

Everyone of us is/are happy to see you!

Is

200
A.You and I should go to the movies!

B. Me and you should go to the movies!

Which one is correct?

A

300

My love is like the ocean, it flows on and on!

Metaphor

300

Steps are described in the order they occur.

Sequence

300

Second strategy in High Five strategy

Read questions and Highlight key words

300

Christmas come/comes once a year.

Comes

300

Rubber baby buggy bumpers is an example of this type of figurative language.

Alliteration

400

The trees stretched theirs arms to the heavens.

Personification

400

Explains the reason something happened and consequences.

Cause and Effect

400

Third step in High Five Strategy

Read the Passage!!

400
John and I were conversating/conversing about last night's game.

Conversing

400

How text is organized 

Text Structure

500

Baby grand piano 

Act Naturally

Adult child

Oxymoron

500

Stories are told in order of time.

Chronological

500

Fourth Step in the High Five Strategy

Underline and Number evidence

500

Irregardless/Regardless of how you feel, you should apologize.

Regardless

500

Fifth step in High Five Strategy

Slash the trash! (Get rid of info you don't need)

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