Compare/Contrast
What organizer do we use to compare and contrast different stories, events, or character?
Venn Diagram
What does it mean to describe?
To explain something with details.
What is an Author?
The person/people who write a story.
When it is cold outside I Shiver.
What does the word Shiver mean?
Shake
What is the definition of fiction?
A make believe story: fairytales, fables, folktales, etc.
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
Compare: Finding similarities/ things that are the same
Contrast: Finding things that are different
Describe Richie's physical appearance.
Red hair, freckles, tall, skinny, boy
What does point of view mean?
When a person is telling a story, whether through their own personal experiences or through someone else's experiences
The man's large hat and glasses concealed his face.
What does the word concealed mean?
hid
What are the 5 elements of fiction?
characters, setting, plot, problem, solution
Compare and contrast Amber Brown from the first book to the second book.
Similarities: physical appearance is the same, lives in New Jersey, lives with her mom...
Differences: New grade, visiting France, Living with Dad and Aunt Pam, Amber gets chicken pox
Describe Amber's Character traits
kind, caring, messy, unorganized, funny...
Describe Amber's Point of View when she was fighting with Justin.
Amber thought Justin was wrong and thought that he should have kept the gum ball!
Jason was somber when he heard such awful news.
What does the word somber mean?
sad
What is Character Motivation?
What our characters wants. The reason behind their actions.
How are Patricia and Amber Alike?
How are they different?
Similarities: caring, funny, both girls, gets in an argument...
Differences: Patricia has a brother & Amber is an only child, Amber has a boy best friend, Amber lives in New Jersey and Patricia lives in Michigan...
Describe how Amber's actions effected the story when she and Justin got into a fight.
Amber yelled at Justin when he was packing and told him if he threw away the Gumball, she was never going to talk to him again.
This effected the story because Justin and Amber stopped being friends!
Your POV: What would you have done if you were Richie and was TRIPLE god dared to do something you had never done before?
Teacher decides if answer is apporpriate!
Billy descended the stairs from the second floor to the first floor.
What does the word descended mean?
went down
What are the different ways we can describe a character?
Physical, emotional, and actions.
Compare and contrast the relationship between Patricia and Richie from My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother and Rotten Richie and the Ultimate Dare.
Similarities: fighting, Patricia wants to beat Richie, they do something kind for each other.
Differences: they are different ages, they are playing sports, there is a dare, they don't live with Grandma anymore, new school, new house.
Describe Richie's actions and how it effected the story when he danced ballet.
Richie tried to learn ballet and he learned it was tricky and he hurt Paul Leblanc so he couldn't dance.
His actions effected the story because he had to take Paul's place in the dance.
From who's point of view do we see the events in My Rotten Redheaded Older brother?
Patricia's POV
Eating too much junk food can be hazardous for your health.
What does the word hazardous mean?
dangerous
What is the difference between literal and non-literal language?
Literal language: To explain exactly what is written
(EX): “It was raining a lot outside so I needed to get my umbrella.”
Non-literal language: Language that goes beyond the dictionary meaning of words or phrases. This means that you use different words to say what you mean.
(EX): “It was raining cats and dogs outside, so I needed to get my umbrella.