Genre
What are the characteristics of a Fairy Tale?
A children's story about a magical place with kings, queens, princes, and princesses that has a happy ending.
Divisions
The Revolutionary War was a time of great division. Americans were split into two groups: Patriots and Loyalists. Patriots were Americans who supported the struggle for independence. They believed that Americans should be free from the control of an English king. They fought against the English to establish a new government in America. Loyalists were Americans who remained loyal to the crown. Some of them were happy under English rule. Others believed that they might be rewarded after the Americans lost the war. Though both Patriots and Loyalists lived in America, a deep division ran between them.
Compare and Contrast; Americans were divided over the Revolutionary war.
When the author gives you facts and dates in order
Chronological
What is onomatopoeia?
a word that makes represents a sound
A context clue we use that has the same meaning as the unknown word.
Synonym
What are the characteristics of Realistic Fiction?
An imaginary story that could happen in real life.
Fire Cake
American soldiers during the Revolutionary War suffered horrible conditions to win independence. You can experience some of these conditions by eating the same food that soldiers ate at Valley Forge: fire cake. Fire cake is a horrible tasting blob of burnt gluten. To make some first mix flour with water until you get thick, damp dough. Then, form it into a cake and in your palms. Put this doughy lump on a greased cookie sheet and bake it until it is brown. This will be very similar to the awful fire cakes that American soldiers ate at Valley Forge. Enjoy!
Sequence/Process; Fire cake-the horrible food American soldiers ate during revolutionary war.
Explain how you can tell the difference between problem/solution and cause/effect.
Problem/Solution will have a defined problem with a clear solution. If there is not a solution, it is not P/S. Cause and effect has a clear cause and talks of the result of the cause. For example, a tornado hits a town and the result is that several homes were destroyed.
What literary devices does an author use to pull emotions out of us?
tone
A context clue used that has the opposite meaning of the unknow word?
antonyms
What are the characteristics of Historical Fiction?
A story based on an event or person in history, but with characters and plot.
Under no circumstances will firecrackers be allowed in school. They are not educational and they are dangerous. Any student caught with firecrackers will receive a ten-day suspension. If you see any student possessing firecrackers, report them to the principal immediately or you will receive a suspension as well. Exercise good judgment or face the consequences. You have been warned. Now let’s have a great school year.
Cause and Effect; Firecrackers are prohibited at school.
Name some characteristics of fiction.
fake, not real, made-up, has a plot.
What literary device uses exaggeration?
Hyperbole
This is when you find a relationship between a set of words to determine what the next set of words are.
Analogy
What are the characteristics of Myth?
A short story with gods and goddesses explaining how something came to be.
We have celebrated Independence Day with a fireworks show on the first Saturday of July ever since our town was incorporated in 1963. This celebration has brought together the old and the young alike in a mutual display of patriotism and national pride. We regret to inform you that due to problems with the budget, there will be no fireworks show this year… unless we can raise the $20,000 to pay for the show. You can help by donating your old knickknacks. We are having a charity garage sale this Saturday and all proceeds will go toward the fireworks show. If you do not have any knickknacks, we will also accept money, printer cartridges, and old cell phones. Together, we can keep these hard times from becoming bad times.
Problem/Solution; Firework show fundraiser
What are the five author's purposes?
PIE'ED: Persuade, Inform, Entertain, Expository, describe
What is a Metaphor?
Comparing two unlike things without using like or as
What context clue is this an example of: His emaciation, that is, his skeleton-like appearance, was frightening to see.
Definition
What are the characteristics of Legend?
An exaggerated story with an element of truth focusing on people and their deeds to help their community or culture.
Looking around our society nowadays, it's hard to imagine a time when we weren't surrounded by computers, but it really wasn't that long ago. In 1977 a mere 48 thousand personal computers were sold. Fast forward to 2001 and over 125 million were sold. By 2002 over one billion personal computers had been sold worldwide. The first one billion computers took 25 years to sell. Five years later in 2007, another one billion computers had been sold. The second billion sold happened five times faster than the first! In 2011, global computer sales topped 355 million. This data shows us that computer usage is only accelerating. If you think that you are surrounded by computers now, just wait a few years. You haven't seen anything yet.
Chronological order; Computer growth and usage
knee:ankle::elbow:____________
bed:sleeping::__________:sitting
wrist; chair
What literary devices is used below: The sun was high is the sky smiling down at me.
personification
What context clue is this an example of: Piscatorial creatures, such as flounder, salmon, and trout, live in the coldest parts of the ocean.
Example