ELA
Fact or opinion: Asparagus is the most delicious vegetable ever.
Opinion
These are: " "
Quotation marks
They're is short for what two words?
They are
What is the purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?
It explains what your paragraph will be about so your readers get an idea of what they're about to read.
When do you use the word its vs it's?
You use it's when you are shortening "it is"
If a text uses the words "he", "she", or "they" to tell a story.
- is it third-person or first-person?
Third-person point of view
Give an example of a verb
Teacher discrection
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To identify the similarities and differences between two or more subjects.
What does it mean to "summarize" a text?
To shorten the story but still highlight the main points of the story.
Can you explain the difference between a fiction and a nonfiction text?
Fiction: Imagination/not real
Nonfiction: Facts/based on real events
what is the meaning of the word reveal?
Show
What is the meaning of an author's purpose?
What is the author saying/ the lesson they want us to learn
True or false:
You can use "to" and "too" interchangibly
False
What is the purpose of a conclusion in an essay?
The purpose of a conclusion in a story is to provide a final summary of the main points and discuss the core message.
What is a theme, and why is it important in a story?
The theme is a central idea, message, or the overall meaning of a story.
The theme of this paragraph?
Sadie was kicking a soccer ball in the house and broke her mom's expensive vase. The vase was shattered into a million pieces. She went to her mom and told her what she had done even though she knew she'd be punished.
Honesty
synonym of difficult
hard, challenging, etc.
The text structure that puts events in order is known as...
(What do we call it when we put something in order)
Sequence or chronological order
Explain the difference between fact and opinion.
Fact: Information stated from proven evidence.
Opinion: How someone personally feels.
What is the difference between first-person and third-person point of view?
First-person: narrator (I, me, and my)
Third-person: narrator is not a character in a story. (he, she, they, and them)
When I go back to the story to find the proof of my answer to a question, I am using...
Text evidence
antonym of excited
sad
Explain the difference between There, Their, and They're
Consider explanation
"The stars are like diamonds in the sky". Is it a metaphor or simile
simile
What is personification? Give an example
Giving human qualities to a nonhuman object.
The wind danced through the trees.