Parts of Speech
"Sharp as a tack" is an example of this style of figurative language.
What is a simile?
This is the type of graphic organizer you should use for a text based response.
What is a METAL organizer?
This has characters, spoken words, and stage directions.
What is a play?
This MCAS tool can help you remember to go back to answer that you want to check again.
What is the bookmark tool?
This is the type of graphic organizer to use to write a story.
What is a plot mountain or story boxes?
This part of speech takes the place of a noun, is more specific, and always starts with a capital letter.
What is a proper noun?
This story can have a setting that takes place in the future, on another planet, or with robots.
What is science fiction?
When you STEAL information about the character (speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, looks) you are finding evidence about this.
What are the character's traits?
This is the number of sentences that your ANALYSIS should be in your ETA parts of your METAL essay.
What is at least 2 sentences?
This type of word describes how, when, or where the action in the sentence is taking place.
What is an adverb?
A book or text about a specific time in a person's life.
What is a memoir?
"I am a rock. I am an island." is as example of this style of figurative language.
What is metaphor?
This is known as what the author wants the reader to get out of their piece of writing, or the moral of the story.
What is the author's message/theme?
What are both texts?
A word that takes the place of a noun, such as she, he, it, me, and I.
What is a pronoun?
I can't carry the groceries by myself, they weigh a ton! What type of figurative language is this?
What is hyperbole?
This is a strategy that you should use that involves using the sentences before and after a word you don't know to help you figure out the meaning of the word.
What is using context clues?