Reading
What are characters in a story?
The person that writes a story and the person that draws the pictures are called
Author and illustrator
Give an example of an adjective.
Red, big, soft, pretty, etc. (something that describes)
Give 3 different vowels teams in words.
ee, ea, ey, ou, ow, oi
In what type of writing would you hear rhyming words?
Poems
Name 2 out of the 4 different text structures.
Cause/Effect
Sequence
Compare/contrast
Problem and Solution
What is one word to explain compare and one word to explain contrast?
Same and different
What are some elements of a story?
Character and setting ,Events, Plot, conflict, resolution
Spell the antonym of "fast"
slow
What is the first paragraph in an essay called?
introduction
Name 3 errors in grammar in this sentence:
Dr. silva was very nice when I needed to get stiches
Silva capitalized
stitches spelled wrong
No period at the end of the sentence.
What is the plot of a story?
The important events in a story. The conflict and resolution.
Name 3 different genres that we have studied this year.
Informational, narrative, poetry, narrative nonfiction, fables, folktakes, and myths as well multimedia like videos.
How do you spell the plural form of mouse?
Mice
In what type of essay will you hear what the author thinks?
Opinion
What are some examples of text and graphic features? How do these features help you as a reader?
Text features present important parts of the story in a different way.
Text features: Punctuation, Print (Bold, Capital, Italic, large, Color, small
Graphic Features are visuals that help explains ideas in the text
Graphic Features: illustrations, diagrams, maps, and speech bubbles
Who is the person that tells the story? What different points of view can a story be told in?
The Narrator
First and Third. First, the narrator is a character sharing the story. Third, the narrator is an outside voice telling the story.
What is theme?
What is the difference between a prefix and suffix? Give and example of each a prefix and a suffix.
prefix changes the meaning of a root word by adding something to the beginning
suffix changes the meaning of a root word by adding something to the end of the word.
-ful and pre-
What type of essay begins with
Dear _____,
a letter
Is this a fact or an opinion?
Opinion
What are quotation marks used for?
To show that someone is speaking.
What is the terms that goes with the questions " What is the text mostly about"
Central Idea
How do you spell the plural form of tooth?
teeth
Name at least two parts of an essay.
Introduction, conclusion, reason, evidence