Figures of Speech
It's a comparison in literary text that uses the words "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
Sometimes in reading, a reader has to read between the lines, or act like a detective to figure out what is coming next. This is a comprehension strategy.
What is an inference?
A group of letters at the beginning of the word that are added on to a base word, these letters change the meaning of the word.
What is a "prefix"?
Reading quickly, reading accurately and reading with expression.
What is the definition of "Fluency"?
The word "vigilant" means...
What is " keeping careful watch for danger"?
Figure of speech that compares two objects and does not use the words "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor?
A reader often is able to gather meaning when they use this comprehension strategy. This strategy allows the reader to relate the story to their own lives.
What is "Making Connections"?
A good reader has strategies to decode unfamiliar words. Name two.
What is "Chunking"? What is "Stretching"?
Decode the following words accurately:
indecisive
insubordinate
reminiscent
enunciate
What is "indecisive"?
What is "insubordinate?
What is "reminiscent"?
What is "enunciate"?
Her strength was waning as the task of running laps became lengthy.
Analyze the meaning of the above statement.
She was getting weaker and weaker or she was decreasing in power as she ran.
Analyze the phrase: "His breath smelled so badly, that it was like he was a dragon, that just came out of a dark cave."
the simile in this phrase is...
What is "his breath smelled so badly, that it was like he was a dragon"?
When the reader creates a picture of the text in their minds, they are able to activate "Sensational Sensory" details. This is a comprehension strategy that allows for imagery.
What is "Making Visualizations"?
Examine these words and locate the prefix and suffix in each word:
uncommonly
disorientated
subtropical
What is "un" and "ly"?
What is "dis" and "ed"?
What is "sub" and "al"?
Read the following statement with fluency and then explain what literary device it contains:
Few flying geese flew frightened over the fields.
What is an "Alliteration"?
The grade 8 student ambled down the hallway, as they were avoiding getting back to class.
What is "walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace"?
The metaphor in this literary text is...
The rain fell hard on the roof top. I needed ear plugs. The rain was a soldier. I never knew rain could be so loud.
What is "the rain was a soldier"?
This is a graphic organizer that a reader can use to organize information for the purposes of Comparing and Contrasting.
What is a Venn Diagram?
Analyze the following words and locate a "base word" in each word.
delicacy
lengthwise
skepticism
What is "delicate"?
What is " wise"?
What is skeptic"?
Read the following statement with Fluency:
What type of literary device is used in this question?
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
What is an "alliteration"?
Sometimes school can be so frustrating, because of how monotonous it is.
Explain the word "monotonous":
What is "repetitive" or a tedious routine?
The smell of her perfume was like the ocean breeze. I found it rather calming for my mind. She went to a party smelling so fine. That party was the bomb.
What is "the smell of her perfume was like the ocean breeze" and what is "That party was the bomb"?
An Author always writes for a purpose.
What is "Easy as Pie"? What is "persuade", " inform" and "entertain"?
The man was uncommonly sick and his neighbor brought over some uncooked soup that was needing preheating in order to devoured.
What is " uncommonly"?
What is "uncooked"?
What is "devoured"?
What is there was a man that didn't usually get sick and his neighbor brought over soup that needed to be heated up prior to eating.
Read the fluency passage that the teacher provides and choose one opponent that you will compete against, to see who can read more fluently in one minute.
See teacher for passage.
The grade 7 and 8 students at NBCHS slogged through the academic school year to achieve good results in math class.
EXPLAIN THE ABOVE STATEMENT.
What is "worked hard for a period of time"?