Short Response
What strategy should you use when answering short response questions?
RADD (Restate, Answer, Detail 1, Detail 2)
What is a theme of a story?
A moral or lesson the characters learn that can also be used in everyday life.
What is figurative language?
words or phrases used by authors to make the word more colorful, interesting, and exciting. They often have deeper meanings and emotional impact.
What is a central idea?
The main idea, the author's central message, or claim that the story was written to express.
What is point of view?
Who is telling the story. 1st person or 3rd person point of view.
Restate the following question:
What is your favorite sports team?
My favorite sports team is...
What is the theme: Timmy chose his best friend as his partner. They talked too much during the assignment and did not finish.
Choose your partners wisely. Get the important things done first. Work then play.
simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, alliteration, hyperbole, personification, etc.
What is the central idea:
Dogs can be trained to help their owners.
Dogs like to play and keep people active.
Dogs are loyal and stay close to their families.
Dogs make great pets.
What are the magic key words we use to help us determine point of view?
1st person: I, me, my, we, our, us
3rd person: he, she, they, them, his, her, him
Restate & Answer the following question:
What is your favorite food?
My favorite food is ________.
What is the theme: Julie stole all the coins from her sister's piggy bank only to find out they were all fake.
Honestly is the best policy. stealing is wrong
What type of figurative language is it? What does it mean?
the library was a treasure chest full of books.
Metaphor comparing a library to a treasure chest. Meaning there were very special and valuable books.
What is the central idea:
Reading helps students learn new words.
Reading improves understanding of stories.
Reading helps students become better writers.
Reading every day is important
What does 1st person point of view mean?
A character in the story is telling it. They will explain how they are feeling and responding to the major events and challenges.
Use RADD to answer the following question:
What is your favorite season and why?
My favorite season is ________ because _______ and also because __________.
What is the theme: Dan rushed to finish his homework so that he could go play. He received an F on the assignment and had to redo it.
Do things right the first time.
What type of figurative language is it? What does it mean?
The alarm clock shouted at me to wake up.
Personification: when inanimate objects take on human characteristics. It means the alarm clock was very loud waking them up.
Give 3 details to support the central idea:
School is a safe place for learning and growing.
Students learn new subjects like math and science.
Students practice working with others.
Students learn to solve problems on their own.
What does 3rd person point of view mean?
An outside narrator is telling the story. They are a person looking at the story and describing it. They are NOT a character experiencing the events and challenges.
Use RADD to answer the following questions:
What is the theme of Gigi and the Wishing Ring? Use at least 2 details from the text to support your claim.
Answers may vary.
What goes around comes around.
What type of figurative language is it? What does it mean?
The runner was as fast like the wind.Simile: comparing 2 things using like or as.
Meant the runner was very fast.
Provide a central idea and 3 details to support it.
Answers may vary
What point of view is it? : Liam and Maya stood by the gate at the park, watching a small puppy run in circles. “That puppy is scared,” Liam said quietly. He noticed how the puppy kept looking around and staying close to the fence. “No, it’s happy,” Maya said with a smile. She pointed to its wagging tail and playful jumps. Liam felt worried and wanted to help the puppy feel safe, but Maya felt excited and wanted to play. Even though they were looking at the same puppy, Liam and Maya had different points of view.
3rd person point of view