Context Clues
As Tommy walked home with the money from the church he had stolen in his pocket, powerful feelings of REMORSE bubbled in his stomach. What is REMORSE?
regret or guilt
Which genre has a plot, characters, and setting?
Fiction/Narrative
"I am very excited about the trip I am taking with my family this summer. We are going to visit family in Florida, and we are even going to Disney!" What point of view is this story?
1st Person (clue words: I, me, we)
What do we call the chunks of text or group of lines in a poem?
Stanzas
Jeremiah joked around so much that when he told the others about the accident that had occurred, they didn't believe that he was being EARNEST. What does it mean to be EARNEST?
Serious, not joking
Which style (type) of text is organized into stanzas?
Poetry
"Sasha was very tired. There was a loud thunderstorm last night and she wasn't able to fall asleep. She hit the snooze button on her alarm too many times and was almost late for work." What point of view is this story?
3rd Person (clue words: she, her)
What is the name of the poetry device which begins two or more consecutive words with the same letter and sound? EXAMPLE: Two terrible tigers tortured two tiny turtles.
Alliteration
Wild plants FLOURISH on the banks of the lake because of the rich soil and access to water. What does it mean to FLOURISH?
Thrive or grow
"You should go out and buy a pig today. They make the best pets ever. They are the only pet anyone should ever own." What is the Author's Purpose in this statement?
This literary point of view tells about the narrator's personal thoughts and feelings.
1st person
Use a pronoun in place of the capitalized nouns: ANGELICA and RUBEN swept the entire classroom.
They
It is IMPERATIVE that you bring in your blue reply form or else you will receive a detention. What does IMPERATIVE mean?
Necessary, required
Which style of text uses clue words such as similarly, both, different?
Compare/Contrast
"You are in the most comfortable sleep ever. Suddenly you hear a loud beeping sound. Oh no! It's your alarm clock. And it's been going off for 45 minutes! You'll never make it to school on time now!" What point of view is this story?
2nd person
Over the years Natasha has been PERSISTENT in pursuing the job of her dreams, and on Monday her hard work paid off and she was cast in her first movie. What does it mean to be PERSISTENT?
Continuing to do something, trying to do something
"The Plains Indians lived in North America before the Europeans came. Since they had no horses, the Plains Indians traveled on foot. To hunt buffalo, they would surround a herd and shoot the buffalo with bows and arrows. This changed when Spanish explorers came to North America and brought horses with them. Now the Plains Indians hunters were able to ride horses and follow buffalo over long distances. They carried tepees with them and set up camps. The hunters could kill buffalo and pull them back to camp using their horses. Later, guns again changed the way that Plains Indians hunted." How did the author organize this text?
"Hello! Where is everyone? John? Sarah?" Everyone had suddenly disappeared. "You guys this really isn't very funny! You can come out now!" she yelled frantically down the dark corridor. What is the point of view of this passage?
3rd Person
What is a sentence starter you could use to introduce a quote?
In paragraph ______ it states "_____________________." This shows _________________________________.