Figurative Language
Crocodiles' teeth are white daggers, so be careful.
Metaphor
Provides details and characteristics of something
Description
What are the 3 types of Author's Purpose?
Entertain, Inform, and Persuade
What is the Main Idea?
What a story is mainly about?
What is a character?
People, animals, creatures in a story.
The moon winks at me every night.
Personification
The particular order of related events (e.g., a recipe, an instruction manual, a list)
Sequence
What is Author's Purpose?
Why the author wrote the story.
The main idea can be found in what part of the story?
The first or last sentence
This element of a story is when and where your story takes place.
Settings
The steaks sizzled on the grill.
onomatopoeia
I spilled a glass of milk all over the floor, therefore I used a sponge and paper towels to clean it up.
Problem and Solution
The spooky haunted house looked extra creepy the night of Halloween. Lots of children went into the Haunted House, looking for a little fun. Soon, they were running out of there as fast as they could run!
Entertain
Kangaroos eat grasses, leaves, and roots. The joey lives in the mother's pouch for 9 months. They only like grass that is green and close to the ground. What is the main idea of the paragraph?
Kangaroos eat grasses, leaves and roots.
The message of a story; a life lesson
Theme/Moral
Dewdrops dwell delicately.
Alliteration
The five text structure types
description, cause and effect, problem and solution, compare and contrast, and sequence
The American Civil War began on April 12, 1861. It was a war between the Northern states and the Southern states. Abraham Lincoln led the North to victory.
Inform
Kangaroos protect themselves in many ways. If a kangaroo senses danger, it will bang its tail on the ground to warn the others. A newborn joey is only the size of your thumb. What is the supporting detail?
If a kangaroo senses danger, they will bang their tail on the ground to warn the others.
What is the point of view?
perspective from which a story is told
It is as hot as the Sahara Desert.
Simile
Sally's mom forgot to set her alarm before she went to bed on Monday night. When she woke up on Tuesday morning, her clock read 9:00 AM. Sally's school started at 7:45 AM and she was worried that Sally was going to miss her important math test. Sally's mom quickly drove her to school, but by the time they got there, the test was already over. Because she missed class, Sally got a zero on her math test.
Cause and Effect
Dear Governor Perry, I think you should send more money to my school to help us buy some new computers for our classroom. We would be able to learn more and have fun. Sincerely, Mrs. Pedrotti's Class
Persuade
What is a supporting detail?
Supporting details are details that tell you more about the main idea.
What is a plot?
is the actual story and it answers what happen, when, how, why and the result.