Strategies
What strategy do we use for author's purpose?
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
What is the figurative language in the following sentence?
The trees danced in the wind.
Personification
i didnt want to go to school today.
I needs capitalized
didnt should be didn't
What does the T in the poets strategy stand for?
Theme-Lesson or Message
Every sentence must have what two things?
A subject (noun)
A predicate (verb)
What strategy do we use for finding the definition or meaning of a word?
Read around
What is the figurative language in the following sentence?
He is as fast as a cheetah.
Simile
Tell me what is wrong in the following sentence:
I went to the store to buy milk eggs and cheese.
milk, eggs,
What should you do for the Preview?
Write title, number lines, number stanzas
Why is it important to do a brain dump before your test?
To refresh your mind of the strategies learned to help you on the test.
What strategy do we use for a poem?
POETS
What is the figurative language in the following sentence?
Mark made monkeys in math.
Alliteration
Tell me what is wrong in the following sentence:
Mike and me are going to school together today.
Change me to I
What are the 3 words that make a reader know that the poem is first person point of view?
I, ME, MY
What is the text structure for the following sentence?
Because it rained, we will have indoor recess.
Cause and effect
BME
Plot Diagram
5 W's
What is the figurative language in the following sentence?
The car popped loudly when it backfired.
Onomatopoeia
Tell me what is wrong in the following sentence:
He should have worn his cote today it is cold.
change cote to coat
after today put a comma and add a conjunction.
Write what it is about, the topic
What is the text structure for the following sentences?
Santiago was always good in school. He came to class prepared. He never talked back or disrespected the teacher. He received straight A's all year long.
Description
What strategy do you use for a writing prompt?
RACE
What is the figurative language in the following sentence?
I have told you a million times that you need to put your name on the paper.
Hyperbole
Tell me what is wrong in the following sentence:
Linda was my best frind until she laugh when marco made fun of me
change frind to friend
change laugh to laughed
Capitalize Marco
put a period at the end of the sentence.
What is another word for the mood of the poem?
Emotion
Why is it important to set up your questions correctly?
By highlighting the key words, you can understand what the question is asking you.