Reading Comprehension
What is the main idea of a passage?
What the entire thing is mostly about.
What is the difference between a noun and a verb?
A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea, while a verb is an action or state of being.
What does Ms. Green coach?
Cheerleading
Theme
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The lesson or message learned in a story.
Always be kind.
Similie
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A comparison using like or as.
He is as tall as a skyscraper.
What is used to support a claim?
Evidence from the passage such as facts or examples.
What is wrong with this sentence, and how can it be fixed?
It is raining outside Amanda brought her umbrella.
Its a run-on (comma splice)
It is raining outside, so Amanda brought her umbrella.
Where did Ms. Green go to college
A-state! GRW
Tone
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The author's feelings toward the subject they're writing about.
Sarcastice, nostalgic, etc.
Metaphor
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A comparison not using like or as.
She is a ray of sunshine.
If you don't know a word's meaning, what should you use to figure it out?
Use context clues!
Use the words around the unknown word.
Is this an independent or dependent clause?
Although he was tired because he did not get very good sleep last night.
Dependent.
Although
What is Ms. Green's favorite energry drink?
Alani
Mood
Give example.
The way a text makes the reader feel.
Sad, anxious, happy, angry, etc.
Personification
Giving human-like characteristics to non-human things.
The trees danced in the wind.
How do you make an inference?
Use textual evidence + prior knowledge to form a conclusion.
The players or the coach (turn, turns) off the lights at the end of practice.
Turns. Coach is closest and is a singular subject.
Which class did Ms. Green NOT take in college?
Physics, Educational Psychology, Yoga, Anthropology, Multimedia Across the World,
Physics
Symbolism
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When something physcial is used to stand for an non-physical idea.
A crow symbolizes death.
Irony
When something is different than expected.
How does the author develop the central idea?
Authors develop ideas through examples, explanations, evidence, or structure.
Rewrite this sentence correctly:
even though i dont like chocolate very much i still enjoy when it is in cookies cakes and brownies
Even though I don't like chocolate very much, I still enjoy when it is in cookies, cakes, and brownies.
What is Ms. Green's cat's name?
Tiger
Text structure
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The way a text is organized.
Chronologically, cause & effect, etc
Allusion
Reference to another text, person, or event.