Figurative Language
Comparing things using "Like" or "as"
She was as angry as a Bull
Simile
Main Idea
What the text is mostly about
Step 1
Read the directions
Example what an equation must have?
An equal sign.
What is another word for "Identify"
Recognize
Describing something by calling it something else.
Ex: Her smile was the sun
Metaphor
Dialogue
Conversation
Step 2
Read the questions
What is an expression?
a mathematical phrase without an equal sign.
What is another way to say "convey"
Show
Exaggeration
Ex: I'm so hungry I can eat a horse!
Hyperbole
Author's Purpose
Author's reason for writing the text
Step 3
Read the subcaptions/ headings
A letter in an algebraic expression is called what?
Variable
What is another word for illustrate
Show
Repeated words or phrases
Ex: Life Doesn't Frighten me at all
Life Doesn't Frighten me at all
Repetition
Narrator
Person telling the story
Step 4
Read and Chunk text
Let n = 3. Evaluate 2n + 1.
2(3) + 1 = 6 + 1 = 7
Another way to say "Portray"
Show
Is the following example figurative and literal language ?
I'm so hungry I can eat a cow!
Figurative Language
Setting
Where and When the story takes place
Step 5
Highlight detailed related to questions
Guess and check for the variable. What number for the variable makes the equation true?
6x + 3 = 39
x = 6 makes the equation true.
What is another way to say "Persuade"
Convince