Figurative Language
Which part figurative language is being used? "I have told you to stop at least 1,000 times".
What is Hyperbole
What is the school mascot?
A Warrior
What does the acronym R.A.C.E.S stand for?
R: Restate the question as a statement
A: Answer all parts of the question
C: Cite text evidence
E: Explain
S: Sum it Up
What 2 things do we need to make an inference?
What is background knowledge + text evidence
Find the error(s) in this sentence: Me and Amy decided we were going to try out for the track team
Amy and I decided we were going to try out for the track team.
Ex: Amy and I, period should be at the end of the sentence
Which part of figurative language is being used? "He is a couch potato".
What is Metaphor
What is the slogan Dr. Shelby-King says before she ends the announcement in the morning?
"Together we can, whatever it takes, no excuses"
What does PIE'ED stand for?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain, Explain, Describe
What is author's purpose?
The purpose a piece of text was written. (to inform, entertain, persuade, explain, describe)
Find the error(s) in the sentence: jack and Tracy moved to twin creeks several days before the STAAR test. they were exited to make new friends.
Jack- capitalized
Twin Creeks -capitalized
They- capitalized
Jack and Tracy moved to Twin Creeks several days before the STAAR test. They were excited to make new friends.
Which part of figurative language is being used? "The rain hit my window violently".
Personification
Who is the associate principal of Twin Creeks?
Mrs. Clark
What should you do while reading a passage?
Annotate
In writing, this point of view uses the pronouns “I,” “me,” “we,” and “us,” to tell a story from the narrator's perspective.
First-person point of view
Find the error(s) in the sentence: I could not find the restroom but a lady in the hallway helped me.
Insert a fanboy (but) and a comma to conjoin 2 sentences.
Which part of figurative language is being used? "My stomach growled like an angry grizzly bear".
What is similie
Name all 3 of the assistant prinipals
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Brown
Mrs. Walker
How can we figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words in the text?
By using context clues
Restate this question as a statement: Why do you think Dahl considers Mrs. Pratchett a horror?
Dahl thinks Mrs. Pratchett is a Horror because...
Which word belongs in this sentence? I ate the fish even through/though I did not like the smell.
though
Which part of figurative language is being used? "You are beating around the bush".
What is Idiom
What year did Twin Creeks Middle School open?
1984
What do we need to look at to find the central idea of a passage?
Title, First sentence in the first paragraph, last sentence in the last paragraph
The narrator exists outside the events of the story, and relates the actions of the characters by referring to their names or pronouns he, she, or they.
Third person point of view
Josh yelled out, "Stop talking before we have a silent lunch."