Context Clues
The three types of context clues.
What is Synonym, Antonym, and Inference?
The SEVEN types of figurative language we have covered this semester.
What is Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Onomatopoeia, Alliteration, Hyperbole, and Allusion?
The definition of theme?
What is the lesson or moral of a story (something that the author is trying to teach you)?
The three main types of Author's Purpose.
What is Persuade, Inform, Entertain (PIE!)?
The letters in R.A.C.E. stand for...
What is Restate, Answer, Cite Evidence, Explain/Elaborate?
Words that mean the same thing, is this kind of context clue.
What is a Synonym?
The type of figurative language is..
I am dying of embarrassment.
What is Hyperbole?
The difference between theme and main idea.
What is the lesson that the author is trying to teach you? vs
What is a summary of the text or passage?
The other two types of author's purpose that we mentioned but do not primarily focus on.
What is Express and Describe?
A general idea is this type of idea.
What is a main idea?
Words that mean the opposite of the word I am defining is this kind of context clue.
What is an Antonym?
True or False
One sentence can be an example of more than one type of figurative language.
Give an example.
What is True?
Ex: My mother is as tall as the summit of Mount Everest! (simile and hyperbole)
True or False
Themes are only used in the stories that they appear in.
What is False - Themes need to apply to more than just the story (in real life, too).
True or False
A text can have more than one purpose.
Explain.
What is True?
Some things can be written to entertain and also inform. Ex: Historical Fiction
Evidence comes from this type of source.
What is the text? or What is a reputable source?
Using my prior knowledge and drawing conclusions on what the word or passage is telling me is this kind of context clue.
What is Inference?
The type of figurative language is...
The fire swallowed the entire forest.
What is Personification?
The one time that the theme is overtly stated. (not hidden)
What is Fables? - these stories are specifically made to teach you a lesson.
The author's purpose in a poem about how pepperoni pizza is the best pizza in the entire world.
What is to Entertain/Persuade/Express?
This type of word indicates a supporting idea.
What is transition word or phrase?
Ms. Synnott will not accept answers in her class unless the students can support their answers with evidence from the text. She told the students they must CORROBORATE their statements related to the text.
What does the word corroborate mean and what kind of context clue(s) did you use to get the answer?
What is to confirm or support (a statement, theory, or claim)?
What is Synonym/Inference?
The type of figurative language is... and the literal meaning is...
To me, his grin is like kryptonite.
What is Allusion? and
What is "His grin makes me weak"? (like Superman with kryptonite).
The theme of a story about a girl who says yes to everyone who asks for her help and then ends up with a failing grade in her classes because she was too busy to focus on her work.
What is "Don't bite off more than you can chew"? - or What is "Only do what you can"?
The author's purpose in a book about McDonald's containing information about how the food is made and the mistreatment of the animals from which the meat comes.
What is to Persuade/Inform?
The purpose of the E in RACE.
What is explain how your evidence supports your answer to the question?