Word Study
What is a consonant?
Any letter that isn't a vowel!
In "All Summer in a Day", the sun comes out every ___ years.
7
What is the end of the story called?
Resolution
What do we do almost every Friday?
Free Write Friday
What is the name of the country that borders the United States to the north?
Canada
How many syllable types are there?
6!
Who wrote the story "Tell-Tale Heart"?
Edgar Allen Poe!
What is the beginning of the story called?
Exposition
The first sentence in a paragraph that expresses the main idea of a passage.
Topic sentence
What word in the English language is always spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly
What syllable type ends in a vowel?
An open syllable.
Who wrote the two most recent short stories we read?
Gary Soto
What is the most exciting part of the story called?
Climax
What is "Author's Craft"?
How the story is written.
Task: Spell all of the core teachers' last names correctly..
Laberge, Hamm, Barnes-Cota, Skerrett
What syllable type has this definition: ends in a certain pattern, where the e is silent. This syllable never stands alone.
Consonant-le
What does it mean to infer?
To make a reasonable guess or prediction.
This is conversations between characters in a literary text usually written between quotation marks.
Dialogue
When switching to new ideas or paragraphs, you should use this..
Transition words!
What does the state name Vermont mean?
Green mountains
Vert=Green
Mont= mountains
When does Y act as a consonant and when does it act as a vowel?
Consonant: beginning of words
Vowel: end of words
The story "Frog" is considered what type of writing?
A Narrative.
One of the modes of story telling is "description". Name all of the elements of descriptive language in your writing.
You write with the five senses, touch, taste, sight, smell, and hearing.
How do you show an inner monologue in writing without saying it?
Put the words in italics!
How many counties are in Vermont?
14