4th Grade
ELA RAndom
ELA RAndom
The author of a drama
A genre that is full of facts (not fake)
Non-Fiction
The time and place in a fictional story
A group of lines in a poem?
Casey loved this time of year. She loved the bright red leaves on the trees, piles of leaves on sidewalks, and the decorated pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns showing up on people’s steps and porches.
What season can you infer it is?
Fall
-uses the words "he", "she", or "they" to tell a story.
- is told by someone who is not part of the story
Third-person point of view
Central Idea is another name for
Main Idea
The elements of fictional literature are characters, setting, problem, key events, and...
solution
The test was a piece of cake. What does the idiom "piece of cake " mean?
It was easy.
Trudy looked down; the sound of everyone’s laughter burned in her ears. She felt her face grow warm and knew she was turning red. She wished she could just walk out of the classroom.
What can you infer about how Trudy feels?
Trudy feels embarassed
What is wrong with this sentence?
the boy ran toward the building when he heard the noise.
the 't' in the needs to be capitalized
The text structure what put events in order is know as ___________.
a. compare and contrast
b. sequence or chronological
c. problem and solution
Sequence and Chronological
Strategy for summarizing fictional stories
SWBST-
Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then
An extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
Sammy was promoted from third to fifth grade. The teachers at his school decided he did not have to attend fourth grade at all.
What can you infer about Sammy?
He is very smart
What is the theme of this paragraph?
Sadie was kicking a soccer ball in the house and broke her mom's expensive vase. The vase was shattered into a million pieces. She went to her mom and told her what she had done even though she knew she'd be punished.
The theme is: Honesty
The most important part of what you are reading (what it is mostly about)? You can use this as a strategy to summarize Non-fiction
Main Idea
The turning point of a fictional story (top of the roller coaster)
Climax
When words rhyme at the end of each line
rhyme scheme/pattern
You may want to have my phone number around just in case your house has a leaky pipe! My services come in handy when your house is having problems with the kitchen sink, faucet, or bath tub.
Who am I?
Plumber
What makes a drama different from other forms of literature?
It is written as a script to be performed on stage in front of an audience
The text structure that explains the similarities and differences between people, places, or ideas
Compare and Contrast
The secret message hidden in a story (life lesson)
Theme
What does the metaphor " She's an angel" mean?
She was really nice; sweet; kind or well behaved
Brittany's mom walks into the kitchen wearing her sun hat and a pair of old shoes. “Those vegetable plants are growing by leaps and bounds!” she exclaims to Brittany, as she takes off a dirty glove and wipes a smudge of dirt off her face.
Where was Brittany's Mom?