Writing
What 2 types of punctuation marks are used in the sentence below:
I love to ride my bike, but sometimes I decide to play soccer instead.
1. period
2. comma
What type of text uses a speaker?
A poem!
Tell the setting of the story Little Red Riding Hood.
In the woods and then grandmother's house!
Fix this sentence by adding in quotes to the dialogue:
Jack said I love going to the beach and swimming in the ocean!
Jack said, "I love going to the beach and swimming in the ocean!"
Summarize the plot of Cinderella.
Cinderella must live with her evil stepmother and stepsisters until she gets a fairy godmother. She goes to the ball and leaves her glass slipper. The prince finds her using this and they fall in love, living happily ever after!
Where do you find text evidence?
IN THE TEXT!
What type of text uses lines and stanzas?
Also poems!
What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction?
Fiction is not real or made up, nonfiction is real and informational or full of facts.
Rude, unkind, bullying
If you are told to infer or make an inference, what do you have to do?
Take a good guess using all the information that is provided.
What does TDA stand for?
Text Dependent Analysis
Give an example of a simile or a metaphor.
Example: He runs as fast as a horse.
What does the author do? Bonus points if you can name the author of Hatchet.
Write the words in a text.
BONUS: Gary Paulsen
Provide an antonym for the word 'happy.'
Mad, angry, frustrated, annoyed
Compare: they are both sports, they both use a ball you throw, you play both on a team
Contrast: basketball is played on a court and football on a field, the ball shapes, basketball hoops vs goal post
What is the purpose of persuasive writing?
To convince others of something.
Where do you find a heading in a text?
Headings are within a passage at the beginning of each section.
Explain in your own words what theme means.
The moral of the story, the message the author wants their readers to learn.
Does the word 'wonderful' have a prefix or a suffix? What is it?
It has a suffix which is -ful.
If the effect is that I tripped down the stairs, what could have been the cause?
Examples: I forgot to tie my shoes, someone tripped me, I slipped on water, etc.
What is the purpose of informative writing?
To teach something using information and facts.
What is the role of a narrator?
A person who tells the story, a voice taking on the role of the author.
What is the main idea of a text?
The central or most important part of a passage.
Identity the prefix in the word 'disagree.'
It is dis-.
When a text is written in FIRST PERSON, what words would be used?
I, me, we, us