Finish the pattern with a rhyming word:
mug, slug, bug, _______.
smug, snug, rug, jug, dug, etc.
What is a fancy word for play?
A drama
How many stanzas are in this poem?
4
What two text structures have we learned about?
Description and Sequence
What is author's point?
Something that an author wants you to know; usually how the author feels or believes.
What is alliteration?
When the same sound is repeated over and over to create a rhythm.
What are the things that actors might carry around on stage called?
Props
How many lines are in this poem?
8
What are some key words that could let you know that it is a Sequence text structure?
Dates, first, then, after, second, last, finally, TIME WORDS!
Why does an author have to give reasons about his or her point?
How many rhyming words are in this poem:
I love to chew gum
it makes me say "yum!"
When I must spit it out
I usually pout.
2 sets of rhyming words
Should the actor read the stage directions out loud?
No, they just act them out.
What is it called when the same sound is repeated over and over to create rhythm (like in Big Blue Balloons Bounce above the Babies).
Alliteration
What does a description text structure do?
It describes a topic by giving details or facts about it.
What is the author's point?
Camouflage can save an animal's life!
What is the sound repeated in this poem?
Sally sold seashells by the seashore.
What is the written text of a play called? The thing that actors study to know their lines?
Does every poem have to rhyme?
no
What kind of text structure is this?
Description
Can you give me one reason that supports the author's point?
Camouflage makes it hard for the predators to see.
Come up with an alliteration using the letter/ sound b OR m.
Example: Big blue balloons;Miss Mary makes mango muffins.
What is another name for the author of a play?
A playwright
What is it called when words have the same ending sound? Like in bat and cat.
Rhyme/ rhyming
What kind of text structure is this?
Sequence
What is the author's point? ALSO, give me ONE reason that supports the author's point.
It's important to brush your teeth twice a day!
One reason: If you don't, your teeth could decay and get cavities.