4th Grade
ELA
ELA
What is a root word?
a word that stands alone - with no prefixes or suffixes.
Bonus- Give an example of a root word then add a prefix or suffix to it
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
What does the Greek root aqua mean?
A. water
What prefix means not?
Un
What is theme?
The lesson in the story
What is the prepositional in this sentence?
Cheryl celebrated her birthday on Sunday.
on is the prepositional phrase
Fact or opinion: "I think green beans taste like boogers."
Opinion
What is the meaning of the word react?
act again
mis
What is main idea also called?
Central idea
-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
What is a verb?
run, skip, walk, jump, etc
Some of you are a decade old.
How long is a decade?
10 years
How do we find the theme?
Look for the problem and how the characters solve it
Identify the error in this sentence:
joey likes to swim, ride bikes and read books
The sentence should be:
Joey likes to swim, ride bikes, and read books.
If the root -ist means someone who is, what does the word artist mean?
Someone who is skill in art or one who makes art.
where does a suffix go in a word?
End
What does the D stand for in TDW
Dependent
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
Emily assumed her mom washed her shirt because it was missing.
What does the word assumed mean?
suspected or guessed
The text structure that shows similarities or differences between texts ___________.
a
What does the prefix "pre" mean?
before
What is a conjunction?
Words that join a sentence
A writer would most likely write an article about how steam engine trains were invented and designed in order to:
a. inform readers about the history of the steam engine.
b. inform readers about how many steam engines are still in use.
a. inform readers about the history of the steam engine.
What is it called when we put together what we already know about something together with what we read?
An inference
a. paid b. stopped c. grew
What is main idea?
False: Main Idea is what the story is mostly about.
What is the difference between coordinating and subordinating conjuctions?
Coordinating conjunctions get a comma before the word
Details that help support a main idea are called____.
Supporting details
An exclamatory sentence ends with a/an....
Exclamation point
I was bending over backwards to please my new teacher. What does the idiom "bending of backwards" mean?
Really trying hard to please.
What does the simile " her heart was a big as gold" mean?
She was really nice.
Name the 5 text structures
Sequence, Description, chronological, cause & efffect, problem & solution