Point of View
I am going to the beach with my friends today! I am so excited!
What point of view is this?
1st person
What is the setting?
Where and when a story takes place
What type of figurative language and what does it mean?
My parents are the strictest parents on planet earth.
hyperbole and her parents are very strict
The beach is a wonderful place for tourists to visit. There is lots of activities for them.
What word tells you the author's claim?
Wonderful
What was the foreshadowing in Sadie's Game?
When Sadie was thinking about her brother.
What point of view is this?
Third Person
What is the conflict?
The problem
What type of figurative language and what does it mean?
Piece of cake
Riding my bike for the first time was a piece of cake!
idiom and it was easy
What is the plot?
Events of a story
What was one of the conflicts in Ways to Make Sunshine?
When Ryan has to move houses
When Ryan has to take over in the talent show
It will not matter, until you decide to make a difference. You need to stop using nonrenewable energy and start using renewable energy.
What point of view?
Second Person
What is the theme?
The lesson/moral of the story
She was as a calm as the wind on a bright summer day.
simile and she was very calm
What is author's perspective?
How an author feels about a topic
List 5 types of text features.
Maps
Title
Heading
Photograph
Caption
Diagram
If a main character is telling the story it is....
1st, 2nd, or 3rd POV?
first person point of view
What is dialogue?
Characters speaking to eachother
What type of figurative language and what does it mean?
She was the sun. Every day her bright shine reflected a glow of happiness.
Metaphor
She was a very bright and happy person
What is foreshadowing?
A hint of what will happen next!
List the plot of Sadie's Game in chronological order.
1. Sadie is thinking about her brother and how he has new friends.
2. Sadie is sad her brother did not show up to her basketball game
3. Sadie's brother shows up at her basketball game with flowers.
4. Sadie's brother says even though you make new friends, you will always be my best friend.
"I love to go to the movies!" Said Karen. "I love the movies too, we should be best friends." Replied Susie. I wish I was invited, thought Megan.
What point of view?
Third Person
What is connotation and denotation?
Connotation: Feeling
Denotation: Definition
What type of figurative language and what does it mean?
apple of my eye
Every kid is the apple of their parents' eye.
idiom and something very precious or dear
What are the 5 types of text structure?
Cause and effect
sequential/chronological
problem and solution
description
compare and contrast
What are the 3 great test taking strategies?
Read the questions first.
Use the strikethrough tool to eliminate incorrect answers.
Use Part b to help answer part a