FIGURATIVE LANG
Comparison using like or as
Simile
Capitalization
Countries, Months, days,at the beginning of the sentence, I, Proper nouns
Make an inference
Anything that would be why a girl would cry
Suzie’s mother taught her to never let anyone degrade her, so now she demands respect in all of her relationships.
What is the definition of degrade?
To lower someone's value or social position
The sound of her voice was an angry growl of the bear she was facing.
metaphor
Name three punctuation that ends a sentence
period, exclamation point, question mark,
What are the two elements of inferencing
Text evidence and what I know
I am disappointed, but I have nothing more to say. I will leave you to contemplate how your mother will react to this news.
What is the context clue to give you the meaning of contemplate?
I am disappointed. I have nothing more to say.
Readers can conclude that someone is in big trouble
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Alliteration
State a simple sentence
Any subject and verb
What is the definition of inference
Drawing a conclusion
Educated guess
Making a prediction about something by using information that you already have about it.
The giant garbage monster moved his grotesque, very disgusting, head from side to side as he yelled at the children for stepping on his lawn.
Which type of context clue gives you the meaning of the word?
Definition:_________________________________
definition. Disgusting defines grotesque.
Onamatopoeia
sssss, BOOM! Buzz!
What is the first line of a paragraph usually called?
Topic sentence
Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine. He would eat dinner with her after he had showered and was “presentable,” as Alice had often said.
What type of job does Paul do?
Paul's clothes are muddy every day. He works some kind of job where he gets very dirty
Janna was able to control her nerves during rehearsals, but on opening night her voice was tremulous and difficult to understand.
What is the context clue that gives you the definition?
control her nerves, but on opening night, her voice was difficult to understand
Her frosty fingers tingled my cheeks
Personification
Graphic organizer used to write an essay.
Bubble map, Venn's Diagram, Hamburger
“Tommy!” Mom called out as she walked in the front door. “Tommy,” she continued shouting, “I sure could use some help with these groceries." There was still no reply. Mom walked into the kitchen to put the grocery bags down on the counter when she noticed shattered glass from the window all over the floor and a baseball not far from there. “Tommy!” Mom yelled to herself as she realized that Tommy’s shoes were gone.
What happened to the window?
Tommy ran away and the baseball is evident. Tommy broke the window playing baseball.
Brian thought that parties were a waste of time, money, and energy, so he shunned these social events.
Give a synonym for the underlined word
avoid