Parts of Speech
What is a noun?
I, me, my
What is first-person point of view?
Liam was a good basketball player who yearned for the chance to play professionally. He practiced every day and called coaches at all the teams asking to try out.
What is an explanation?
Mizo enjoyed helping other people. If she was asked to help, she always did her best on any job. The people around her praised Mizo as a great worker.
One day, Mizo was asked to go on a long journey to find food. It had rained and many plants had died from too much water. Mizo’s family and friends knew that they could count on her to find food. Mizo walked miles and miles. She picked berries and fruit in the hot sun. She walked farther and found fresh onions growing in the field. She also trapped a rabbit for dinner. As she began to walk home, Mizo smiled, knowing that her hard work had paid off.
What is hard work?
a word that describes a noun
an exaggeration
knowing one character's thoughts and feelings
What is third-person limited point of view?
Regina remembered when she had just two pairs of shoes. Now, her closet holds a plethora of shoes in every color.
What is an antonym?
Rob had been invited to the party, and he saw a table full of sweets. He just loved anything sweet. Without asking, Rob filled his plate with cupcakes and candy. It tasted so good! All of the guests had not arrived yet, so Rob went back to the table four more times and loaded his plate with more sweets. Pretty soon, Rob felt bad. He had an upset tummy from eating too much. Rob got sick, so he had to leave the party. Rob learned that taking more than he needed could make something bad happen.
What is greed?
a word that describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb
What is an adverb?
What is personification?
knowing all the character's thoughts and feelings
What is third-person omniscient point of view?
Before the surgery, the nurse ensured that all of the instruments were sterilized and completely cleaned.
What is a synonym?
Alonzo believed that he was happy. He loved to go shopping and buy things. He thought that having expensive shoes, clothes, and lots of “stuff” made him happy.
One day, Alonzo’s sister, Anna, became very sick. The doctor did not know if she would get better. Alonzo was miserable, and stayed by her bedside. He loved his sister very much. Alonzo and his family waited and waited, until one day, Anna woke up and smiled. The doctor had good news. Anna would get better. In that moment, Alonzo knew that real happiness does not come from things you buy. Happiness comes from being with and caring about the people you love.
What is happiness?
a word that replaces a noun
What is a pronoun?
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
What is onomatopeia?
Tim was mad at Shay. He blamed her. Shay knew Tim would be mad, but she wanted to live her life.
What is third-person omniscient point of view?
The sanitation department collects refuse, such as old furniture, empty boxes, and anything else that can't be recycled.
What is an example?
Juan did not like Alberto’s haircut. He thought it was too wild and crazy. Juan made fun of Alberto’s hair in front of the class. Anita stood up, and said, “Juan, it is not nice to judge other people because they are different from you. Just because someone is different does not mean that you are better than they are.”
The teacher said, “Anita is right. There is nothing wrong with being different.”
Juan apologized to Alberto. From that day on, Juan never made fun of anyone again.
What is judging others?
a word used to connect two sentences
What is a conjunction?
a phrase that means something different than what it says
What is an idiom?
Chris liked Emma since the third grade, but he never had the nerve to tell her. But one day Chris said to Emma, "Do you want to have lunch with me?" Emma blushed and said, "Sure!" Chris smiled.
Margaret had ambivalent feelings about attending the concert. She knew she'd enjoy the music, but she didn't really want to go out in the rainy weather.
What is an explanation?
The hungry squirrel tried and tried to get the seeds in the birdfeeder. First, he tried jumping up from the ground, but the squirrel could not reach it. Next, the hungry squirrel climbed the closest tree. He tried to jump again, but landed on the ground. Finally, he climbed to the branch where the bird feeder was tied. The hungry squirrel carefully climbed down the rope to the bird feeder.
“Yum,” he said, as he munched on the tasty seeds. The smart squirrel used his head to solve his problem.
What is being clever?