Figurative
Language
Language
What is a metaphor?
Compare two things using is or are
Why do you use context clues?
To determine the meaning of unknown words
Retell something in your own words
Paraphrase
What is the difference between a primary and secondary hand source?
A primary source is written by someone who experienced the event. A secondary source is written by someone who did research and just gives facts.
If the story is written by someone IN the story, what is the point of view?
First person Point of View
What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence:
The alarm clock screamed at me this morning.
Personification
What are the paragraphs in a poem called?
Stanzas
What text structure would I use when teaching someone how to bake a cake?
Sequence/ Chronological
What is a key detail?
Evidence that supports the main idea
What are the people or animals that have dialogue in a story called?
Characters
What is a hyperbole?
What figurative language is expressed in the following sentence:
The alarm buzzed through the hallways to signal the end of the day.
Onomatopoeia
Science: When water is turned into water vapor?
evaporation
The most important idea the author wants the reader to understand. What the text is mainly about.
what is central/main idea
What is the theme of a story?
The overall message or lesson
What is an idiom?
A phrase that means something different then what it says
Which figurative language is the following sentence?
"She is a tornado when she gets angry!"
Metaphor
What is a character trait?
An adjective to describe a character in a story!
A picture with labels is called a _____.
diagram
What is authors purpose?
the reason an author wrote a text.
"He was as quiet as a mouse" is an example of a ___.
similie
What figurative language is this below?
Lucy Lu loves lasagna and linguini.
Alliteration
Science: Breaks down dead material
decomposers
What are the 4 text structures?
Description, Chronology/Sequence, Cause and Effect, and Compare and Contrast
What is the conflict?
The problem in a story