Figurative Language
“Her smile was sunshine” is an example of this writing strategy.
What is a metaphor?
Define the word" encouraging"
The coach’s encouraging words helped the team stay positive after losing the game.
What is supportive/positive?
Fix the sentence:
Yesterday, she walk to the store.
What is Yesterday, she walked to the store.
This is the definition of central idea
What is the main message or lesson the author wants the reader to understand.
Fix the sentence:
Is very tired my sister after work.
What is My sister is very tired after work.
This writing strategy focuses on how a character is revealed through actions, thoughts, or dialogue.
What is characterization?
Define the word "firm"
She spoke in a firm voice, making it clear she expected everyone to follow the rules.
What is strong/not soft?
Fix the sentence:
They was excited about the trip.
What is They were excited about the trip.
These are the two steps to identifying central idea
What is
1. identify the topic and
2. ask yourself what the author is saying about the topic?
Fix the sentence:
We walking to the park yesterday.
What is We walked to the park yesterday.
The feeling a reader gets from a text is called the mood, while the author’s attitude is this.
What is tone?
Define the word determined:
Even though she failed the first time, Maya was determined to try again.
What is not giving up/strongly decided?
Fix this sentence:
my brother goes to school in brooklyn.
What is My brother goes to school in Brooklyn.
"Bullying" is an example of a _____
What is topic?
Fix the sentence: (2 errors)
i eat pancakes for breakfast tomorrow.
What is I will eat pancakes for breakfast tomorrow.
This writing strategy is when the character wants something but faces an obstacle that makes it hard to get.
What is conflict?
Define the word "overwhelming"
Although the task seemed overwhelming at first, the students completed it one step at a time.
What is difficult / hard to handle?
Fix this sentence:
He don’t like homework.
What is He doesn't like homework.
This is the central idea of the passage:
Many students believe that success in school depends only on natural intelligence. However, research shows that students who consistently practice, ask for help, and learn from mistakes often improve more than those who rely on talent alone. Over time, effort and perseverance lead to growth and achievement.
What is effort/perseverance is more important than intelligence?
Fix the sentence: (3 errors)
you has ten dollars to spend when you go to manhattan.
What is You have ten dollars to spend when you go to Manhattan.
Identify the tone of this sentence:
The old house stood empty, its windows cracked and paint peeling. Every step inside echoed with memories long forgotten.
What is serious/sad/melancholic?
Define the word "vague"
The directions were vague, so students were unsure what the teacher wanted them to do.
What is unclear/not specific?
Fix this sentence:
Because she studied all night.
What is Because she studied all night, she passed the test.
Or any other complete sentence that makes sense
This is the difference between a topic and a central idea
What is a central idea is a sentence while a topic is one word?
Fix the sentence: (3 errors)
We eat hamburgers for dinner last night they taste bad.
What is We ate hamburgers for dinner last night, and they tasted bad.
OR
We ate hamburgers for dinner last night. They tasted bad.