Comprehension
Acceptable answers: brave, hardworking, determined.
*Answers can vary if they can be supported with text evidence.
Correct this sentence:
The boy is run in the park.
Change run to running
Define: brimming
After the sink flooded it was brimming with water.
I'm as happy as a clam.
Simile- A comparison between two things using like or as
What is the main conflict in My Diary from Here to There?
The main conflict in My Diary from Here to There is Amada's family is moving from Mexico to the United States and she is worried about her new journey.
Correct the following sentence:
Grandma be so proud when she hears I passed the test
Change be to will be
DDefine: dauntless
The dauntless firefighter ran into the burning building.
dauntless- fearless
Boink! The ball bounced off of the hoop's rim.
Onomatopoeia- words that imitate sounds
How does the chart on the top of myBook p. 187 help us understand the text Hurricanes: A Force of Nature?
The chart helps us understand the different categories of hurricanes and the damage they may cause.
Correct this sentece:
For 10 days Jessica travels to Europe.
Change travels to traveled
Define: quarreling
"It's mine!" Jessica shouted.
"No mine!" Betty replied.
Mom walked in the room and exclaimed, "If you girls don't stop quarreling, you will be grounded!"
Quarreling- arguing or disagreeing
Name that figurative language:
The flowers danced in the wind.
Personification- giving human characteristics to an object, idea, or animal
Stage directions tell us the way a character is supposed to say their lines (dialogue) and any movements they are supposed to do. Stage directions are NOT said out loud but acted out by that character.
Paul didn't have much money, but he still bought a toy from the toy store.
Dialogue are the words the characters say to each other in a story.
Name that figurative language:
On Thanksgiving, there was enough food on the table to feed an entire army!
Hyperbole- An exaggerated statement used to make a point.
What is the author's purpose in writing the article Never Give Up! p. 164-165. Support your answer with text evidence.
The author's purpose in writing the article Never Give Up! is to tell young people some of the reasons why they should not give up on challenges. (Paragraph 1)
Correct the following sentence:
Fred was going to the mall and he was going to eat McDonald's.Fred was going to the mall, and he was going to eat McDonald's.
Define: develop
Their relationship developed after they spent more time together.
develop: to change or grow into
The entire performance went down in flames when the power went out in the auditorium.
Idiom- a commonly used expression that has a different meaning from its literal words.
"Go down in flames" - a failure