Figurative Language
He spit out his teeth like stones.
Which is this an example of: Simile, metaphor, hyperbole, idiom, alliteration
What is Simile?
Grandpa lounged on the raft in the middle of the pool like an old battleship.
What does lounge mean?
What is to lie back lazily?
What happened during the night?
The rain forest is home to many creatures. Monkeys, toucans, blue butterflies, and anteaters also live in the rain forest.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
What is the rain forest is home to many creatures?
What is the theme of a passage?
What is the moral or lesson of a story?
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Which of these is an example of: Simile, metaphor, hyperbole, idiom, alliteration
What is Idiom?
Though they knew it not, their babies cries were lovely as jeweled butterflies.
What does the word jewels mean?
What is decorated, full of color, vibrant?
How is Senat feeling? How do you know?
What is a main idea?
What is story/ paragraph is MOSTLY about?
What is the difference between the main idea of a passage and its theme?
What is the main idea of a passage is what the passage is mostly about. However, the theme is the moral or lesson that the author wants the reader to know and remember?
"I'll love you dear, I will love you 'till China and Africa Meet"
Which is this an example of: Simile, metaphor, hyperbole, idiom, alliteration
What is Hyperbole?
I was sick of all the sorrow and distress that flourished in the city.
What does distress mean?
What is people are utterly stressed and full of sadness?
Why is she crying? What is happening?
It's Raining Frogs (or Fish)
All through history, there have been times when frogs or fish have rained down the sky. As strange as this sounds, most scientists agree about the cause. It has to do with waterspouts. A waterspout is a spinning column of air, like a tornado. A waterspout begins above water. Then it drops to the surface. By that time, it is spinning up to 100 miles per hour. This is fast enough for it to act like a vacuum and suck up small animals.
What is the main idea of the paragraph?
What is waterspouts can cause fish and frogs to rain down from the sky?
Name 5 possible and popular themes that many authors use to focus their writing.
What is answers may vary with students'response?
Some say love, it is like a river...
Which is this an example of: Simile, metaphor, hyperbole, idiom, alliteration
What is Metaphor?
Toby manipulated the people in his life as though they were chess pieces.
What does manipulate mean?
What is to move around?
The student raised her hand to use the restroom as soon as the teacher started going over the homework.
Why might the student go to the restroom?
What is the student more than likely did not do her homework and doesn't want the teacher to know?
It's Raining Frogs (or Fish)
All through history, there have been times when frogs or fish have rained down from the sky. As strange as this sounds, most scientists agree about the cause. It has to do with waterspouts. A waterspout is a sinning column of air, like a tornado. A waterspout begins above water. Then it drops to the surface. By that time, it is spinning up to 100 miles per hour. This is fast enough for it to act like a vacuum and suck up small animals.
What is one piece of evidence to support the main idea?
What is this is fast enough for it to act like a vacuum and suck up small animals?
In his sophomore year of high school Isaish Casias tried out for the varsity basketball team at Kennedy High School in San Antonio, Texas. But at 5 feet 7 inches tall, the coach believes that Isaiah was too short to play at that level, so Isaiah was cut from the team. Isaiah didn't let this obstacle to defeat him. In fact, it caused Isaiah to try even harder. He trained vigorously and grew another 4 inches the following summer. When he finally made the varsity squad, Isaiah averaged 25 points a game and went on the become one of the greatest basketball players in history.
What is the theme of the story?
What is never give up?
Silas shared a short size of shrimp sandwich.
This is an example of: Simile, metaphor, hyperbole, idiom, alliteration
What is Alliteration
What does snowy-hued mean?
What is an inference?
What is a little bit of text evidence and a little bit of schema to make a conclusion
How do you find the main idea?
What is reading the paragraph and ask yourself "What is this MOSTLY about?" The answer is the main idea.
Michael opened up a present and began pouting. He screamed in a high pitch voice "This is captain thunder, I wanted captain lightening!" His mother looked at him with dismay and handed him another present, which he greedily opened. "Why did you get me a red hat? You know I like blue more" Michael whined as he threw the hat across the room. His mother straightened her expression and squinted at him. Earlier she has hoped to take pictures of this moment but by now she had put away her camera. She sighed and handed him one more present in hopes that this year wouldn't be a total bust. Micheal huffed and opened it. "A game box 4000. Wow! Where's the game box 5000 I asked for." His mother could bare his ingratitude no longer. The next time that Michael returned from his fathers house he was shocked to find that all of these toys and gifts along with many other things had been generously donated.
What is the theme of the story?
What is to be grateful for the gifts you are given?