Reading
In reading passages you must show your _______. In other words, where you found your answer.
evidence
True or False? The reading genre FICTION means the story is not real.
True
In writing, we must write ________ to demonstrate why we chose an answer.
Explanations
True or False? The reading genre FICTION means a story is real.
False
True or False? The reading genre REALISTIC FICTION means a story is made up, but it sounds realistic.
True
What does 1st person point of view mean?
The narrator is IN the story. He or she plays a character.
True or false? A PREfix is a group of words before a root or base word.
True
Right or Wrong Spelling? SPAGGHETTI
wrong - SPAGHETTI
A _____ is a group of words that go AFTER a base or root word.
SUFFIX
What does 3rd person point of view mean?
The narrator is OUTSIDE the story. The narrator does not play a character.
In poetry, what is a stanza?
A group of lines. (like a paragraph)
What is another word for problem?
conflict
A complete sentence must always have a _____ and a ______.
subject - predicate
Name one way you can tell a passage is a drama/play?
-stage directions
-character tags
-scenes or acts
Name 3 types of figurative language.
(teacher approve or disprove)
What are the 2 things a summary must include?
1. BME
2. Problem and solution
What other three words also mean THEME?
moral - message - lesson
What is a homophone?
Words that sound the same but have different meanings.
Name all the PIEED. (Author's Purpose)
Persuade
Inform
Explain
Entertain
Describe
How long is a main idea and what is another word for it?
one sentence, central idea
What is an inference?
What I THINK, based on what I KNOW.
What are the 5 stages of a PLOT mountain?
1. exposition
2. rising action
3. climax
4. falling action
5. resolution
Name all 7 conjunctions.
For
And
Nor
Bot
Or
Yet
So
Name a graphic feature AND a text feature.
(teacher approve or disprove)
What are context clues?
Words that help me understand the meaning of another word.