Poetry
True or False: All poems need to rhyme.
False
the purpose and point of the paragraph
main idea/central idea
the boy ran away.
What is wrong with this sentence?
needs a capital letter
a comparison using "like" or "as"
simile
Michael bounced his right leg nervously as he sat in the sterile room. The unwelcoming white walls blinded him, and the smell of harsh cleaning solvents attacked his nostrils.
What is the setting?
a doctors office
the "paragraph" of a poem
Stanza
the message of the story/lesson learned
theme
Did you see the boy run He is going to the store.
What is missing?
question mark
The trees danced in the breeze. Is an example of which technique?
personification
What inference can you make?
Mr. Eddison told his students that they needed to take all their personal belongings home. He gave his students a speech about how lucky he was to have them in his class. When the dismissal bell rang, the student rushed out of the school with excitement.
It's the last day of school
the space between stanzas
Line break
A conclusion reached by using an educated guess.
Inference
Which is the correct spelling?
A. acomplish
B. accomplish
C. accomplissh
D. acomplich
B. accomplish
Time flies by when I am having fun. Is an example of what figurative language?
When you read you often come to words that you don't know. One way to find out a words meanings is to look for_________________________________
What is Context Clues?
Roses are red
Violets are blue
I passed ELA
I hope you did too!
What is the rhyme scheme?
ABCB
anything that helps to prove that something is or is not true
Evidence
Ms. Robinson said, “Be sure to check your answers to make sure they are accurate before turning in your test.”
What does accurate mean in this sentence?
correct
During my parent's divorce, I felt a roller coaster of emotions.
What type of figurative language is used and what does it mean?
Metaphor. The speaker felt all types of emotions.
The 7th grade reading EOG contains passages that are fiction, nonfiction, and
poetry
the "sentence" of a poem
Line
diagrams, timelines, captions, photographs, graphs, subtitles, headings
Text features
Which is correct?
A. The teacher Mrs. Kennedy teaches 7th grade ELA.
B. The teacher, Ms. Kennedy, teaches 7th grade ELA.
C. The teacher "Mrs. Kennedy" teaches 7th grade ELA.
What is B. The teacher, Mrs. Kennedy, teaches 7th grade ELA.
Identify the figurative language, tell what two things are being compared and explain what it means:
The detective listened to her story with a wooden face.
Metaphor. The detective's face is being compared to wood, meaning the detective had no expression as he listened to her.
Mr. Eddison told his students that they needed to take all their personal belongings home. He gave his students a speech about how lucky he was to have had them in his class. When the dismissal bell rang, the students rushed out of the school with excitement.
What can be inferred?
It is the last day of school.