Reading 5th Grade
What is the prefix in the word "submarine?"
What is the sub?
What do transition words do?
Help a story flow smoothly.
What is a narrator?
Person who tells the story.
What is wrong with this sentence?
i can't wait for summer!
Capitalize the I
What part of this word means "with" or "together"?
converge
con means with or together
Jane's curiosity turned to amazement when she saw Mr. Baxter march across the lawn, right up to the front of the yellow house. He took hammer and nails from his overall pocket and a sign from under his arm.
What point of view is this?
Third Person
This type of writing talks about the similarities and differences between people, places, things etc.
Compare & Contrast
The most exciting part of a story is called what?
Climax
What is wrong with this sentence?
The little boy and dog were playing in the sun?
The sentence should end with a period not a question mark.
What part of this word means "through" or "beyond"
transport
trans means through or beyond
The queen bee can use her stinger to save the hive from another queen. The queen bee lays all of the hive's eggs. The queen bee sends messages to other bees in the hive.
What is the main idea?
The queen bee is an important part of the hive.
This type of writing tells a story.
Narrative
What is the author's underlying message (or lesson to be learned) called in a story?
The theme
What is wrong with this sentence?
I went to the store and bought apples bananas and cookies.
It needs a comma after apples and bananas.
What part of this word means "not" or "the opposite of"
inedible
in means not or the opposite of.
Bonus question - What other word parts mean the same as "in"?
What do you use when you find the meaning of an unknown word within the text?
Context Clues
This type of writing is non-fiction and meant to inform the reader.
Informational text
What part of this sentence is an independent clause?
Because it was the end of the year, the fifth grade had a party.
The fifth grade had a party.
It's independent because it can be on it's own.
How could we fix this sentence?
Drew washed the tomatoes, she chopped them.
Add the conjunction and.
What part of this word means "having" or "full of"
dangerous
I'm so busy watching the dog I don't even notice it's started to rain. Don't bother me. Don't bother the dog, neither. I'm looking for the place I first saw him. Does he live here? I wonder.
What point of view is this?
First Person
This type of writing takes place during a real event from history but might make up other parts of the story.
Historical Fiction
Is this sentence complete or a fragment?
After waiting all day for the game to end.
It is a fragment.
Bonus question, what is the sentence missing?
How could you fix this sentence?
My friend lives in richford, Vermont.
Capitalize Richford
What suffix would I add to the word energy so it means "to make or cause to have more energy”
-ist
-ance
-ize
-ize means become or make, so that means energize means "to make or cause to have more energy”