Vocabulary
...suitable for a particular person, occasion, or place.
circumstance, appropriate, element
What is appropriate?
This is a person, place, thing, or an idea.
What is a noun?
The runner was as fast as a cheetah.
The lesson was as slow as molasses.
Mrs. Ruiz and Mrs. Perry are as smart as encyclopedias!
What are similes?
A story with plot elements.
What is a Narrative?
This point of view uses personal pronouns and is told from the narrator's perspective.
What is first person?
...to extend over a period of time.
pseudonym, resentful, span
What is span?
This gives more information about an action word and about how the action was done. This part of speech tells how, where, when, why, etc.
What is an adverb?
They are the apple of my eye.
They are a tank on the football field.
What are metaphors?
This writing expresses emotions and ideas with or without rhyme.
What is poetry?
This point of view is used when speaking directly to a person/s.
What is second person?
...a rule or standard, especially in good behavior.
principle, benefit, authority
What is principle?
A word that joins two clauses or complete sentences. These can be coordinating (an easy way to remember this is memorizing FANBOYS = for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) or subordinating (e.g., because, although, when, …).
What is a conjunction?
I was so tired, I could sleep for a year!
I was so hungry, I could eat a horse!
Their room was so dirty, there dog got lost in it for a year!
What are hyperboles?
This text structure informs the reader about a specific topic.
What is informational text?
This point of view includes the author's personal opinions, feelings, and beliefs.
What is subjective point of view?
...to demonstrate or prove to be just, right, reasonable, or valid.
respond, element, justify
What is justify?
This word substitutes for a noun or a noun phrase (e.g. it, she, he, they, that, those,…).
What is a pronoun?
It's raining cats and dogs!
Break a leg!
This Jeopardy game is a piece of cake!
What are idioms?
"Life Doesn't Frighten Me" by Maya Angelou is an example of this text type.
What is poetry?
What is first person?
...scornfully proud.
anxiey, trigger, haughty
What is haughty?
Chaparral Middle School, Alamogordo, and Dr. Amador are examples of...
What are proper nouns?
My mother makes me marvelous muffins most Monday mornings.
There is a terrifying tiger teething on a tree over there.
Wait, what!?
What are alliterations?
"Selfie: The Changing Face of Self-Portraits" is this type of text structure.
What is informational text?
The point of view, "Words Like Freedom" is written.
What is second person?