Vocabulary
A subject in school I struggle with is math
What does the word struggle mean?
What is to try very hard to achieve a goal?
the most important idea in a text, or what the text is mostly about
what is central idea?
this sentence appears in the introduction, expresses a main point, and can be supported by reasons
what is a thesis statement?
a word part added to the beginning of a base or root word that changes the meaning of the word
What is prefix?
a way of using language to give concepts, animals, or objects human-like characteristics
What is personification?
What does the word desperate mean?
What is filled with great need for something to happen?
support for the central idea by telling more about it
what are details?
The following are examples of what?
The text states...
For example...
One reason is...
what are transitions?
The prefix "re" means?
What is "again" or "back"?
"I dream a world where man
No other man will scorn"
How many lines are in this poem?
What are 2?
What does the word pursue mean?
What is to try to achieve something you want or need?
briefly describing the most important ideas in your own words
what is summarizing?
"While working for fisherman as a child slave"
is an example of what type of sentence?
what is a fragment?
The prefix "pre" means
"Where love will bless the earth"
What type of figurative language is this?
What is personification?
"I want to establish a writing club because I know lots of kids like to write."
What does the word establish mean?
What is to start a company, organization, or club?
the most important message or lesson that the author wants readers to understand and remember
what is theme?
"For many years, James was enslaved on a fishing boat"
This is an example of what type of sentence?
What is a complete sentence?
What does the word "repay" mean?
What is to pay someone back?
"I dream a world where all
will know sweet freedom's way.
Where greed no longer saps the soul
A world I dream where black or white,
whatever race you be,
will share the bounties of the earth"
How many stanzas are there in this poem?
What are 2?
this helps you determine the meaning of unknown words or phrases
what are context clues?
a word part added to the beginning of a base or root word that changes the meaning of the word
what is prefix?
We studied the acronym TIDE. What does each letter stand for?
What is Thesis statement, Ideas, Details, and Ending?
What is to buy something before it is received?
What does this mean?
"Where wretchedness will hang its head"
What is wretchedness will be ashamed or feel it did something wrong?