Context Clues
The delightful aroma of the hot pizza made my mouth water.
What is smell?
The author's purpose when they are trying to inform or teach the reader.
What is informative or expository writing?
The writing is set up to show us a series of events or steps in order.
What is sequence?
The "paragraph" in a poem.
What is stanza?
A central message or meaning that the author tries to convey.
What is theme?
Sam was envious of his brother's new bike. He wished he had one.
What is jealous?
The author's purpose when they are telling what something looks like, sounds like, or feels like.
What is description or descriptive writing?
The writing identifies an issue, then gives one or more answers to the issue.
What is problem and solution?
Words with the same ending sound.
What is rhyme?
What the story/article is all about.
What is the main idea?
Jason was in a somber mood when he heard the bad news.
What is sad?
The author's purpose when they are trying to convince a reader to believe an idea or to take a course of action
What is persuasive writing?
The writing demonstrates the relationship between what happened and why it happened.
What is cause and effect?
A "sentence in a poem".
What is a line?
Describing a character's personality (through his actions and feelings).
What is characterization or character traits?
The boat sailed gently on the tranquil lake.
What is calm?
The author's purpose when they are telling a story or recounting events.
What is narrative writing?
The writing shows how two or more things are alike and/or how they are different.
What is compare and contrast?
Compares two unlike things using "like" and "as".
What is a simile?
A short version of what the story or article is all about.
What is summary?
When the student didn't understand the instructions, he asked the teacher to clarify them.
What is explain?
The author's purpose when it expresses the writer’s feelings or opinions.
What is expressive writing?
The writing is organized around describing a topic, idea, person, place, or thing by listing its features, characteristics, or examples.
What is description?
Figurative language that repeats the initial consonant sound.
What is alliteration?
A strategy used to find the meaning of unknown words or phrases.
What is context clues?