Point Of View
Summarization
Figurative Language
Main Idea & Theme
Context Clues
100
Three
How many different forms of point of view are there?
100
When you retell the main idea of a piece in a simplified way.
What is summarization?
100
Congratulations you get 100 points.
What is one type of figurative language.
100
It is the topic or focus on the piece.
What is the main idea of a written piece.
100
To help inform the reader more about what the author or narrator is trying to prove.
Why are context clues used?
200
1st person
What type of point of view is this: I did not want to eat the candy.
200
exciting/ unexpected
How can you summarize Miss Lasocha's class in one word?
200
similie
What type of figurative language is used in this sentence: The rain was as cold as ice.
200
Theme is the writer's personal opinion based off the plot of the story.
What is theme in writing.
200
everything that was on her speech card
What are the context clues in the sentence that give you a close definition of the word: My speech was told in verbatim; she said everything that was on her speech card.
300
3rd person
Which point of view includes pronouns such as; he, she, her he?
300
It's a great day to smile, so you all get 300 points.
SMILE :)
300
personification
What type of figurative language is used in this sentence: The car danced across the street.
300
Congratulations! You get 300 points!
Touch your nose
300
Sorry:(
Oops! You chose a bad question. You now lose 300 points.
400
Writing pieces
Where can you usually find point of view.
400
The youtube video taught us about the three different types of irony and how they are used.
Summarize the youtube video about irony in 17 words.
400
Sorry!
Sorry:(! You lose 400 points.
400
The theme is what gives the reader a sense of what the story was really about.
Why is theme so important in a written piece.
400
likely to be passed on
Give the definition for, contagious, verbatim.
500
1st person & 3rd person
What types of point of view are used in this paragraph: She told me that I wasn't able to do the project with her because I wasn't smart enough. But I decided to prove her wrong. I decided to get honor roll this marking period. I wasn't going to let her bring my happiness down.
500
Congratulations! You get 500 points!
Spell 6 of this week's vocabulary words.
500
similie, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, idiom
What are 5 types of figurative language?
500
Congratulations! :)
Spell out 4 of this week's vocabulary words to get the points.
500
Johnny is lazy
Johnny did not like to do his homework. He did not like to do anything. All he wanted to do was play video games. But one day his mom took away all of his games, and he had nothing to do but to do his homework. Based on context clues, what can you tell about this person?
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