Literary Texts
Informational Texts
Vocabulary
Common Structures and Stylistic Elements
Dialogue and Description
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What is the setting?
The setting is where and when the story takes place.
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In spring, summer, and early fall, darkness comes anhour later for most of the country. that is because daylight saving time is being observed. When daylight saving time begins, clocks are set one hour ahead of standard time. Daylight saving time saves energy. People also spend more time outdoors because there is extra light in the evening. What causes darkness to come an hour later?
observing daylight saving time
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What are context clues?
Clues to the meaning in words and sentences nearby.
100
What are Metaphors and similes?
Metaphors and similes compare two things. A metaphor says one thing is another. A simile usues the word like or as.
100
What is dialogue?
Dialogue tells what characters say. the spoken words have quotation marks (" ") around them.
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What is the plot of the story?
The plot is what happens in the story. Usually there is a conflict, or problem that get solved.
200
What is a cause?
A cause is the reason why something happened.
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There were icicles frozen to the roof on the frigid winter morning. What does "frigid" mean?
200
What is personification?
Personification is the practice of giving human characterisitics to things that are not human.
200
What is description?
Description tells how things look, sound, taste, feel, or smell. It also tells what a person does or how a person thinks or feels. Description has no spoken words in it.
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Who are the characters in a story?
The characters are the people or animals in the story.
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What is an effect?
An effect is what happened as a result of a cause.
300
You are writing a story. You have used the beautiful three times. Where would you look to find synonyms?
Thesaurus
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Which phrase is a simile? as tired as a bear wanted to sleep be a bunny had to hurry
as tired as a bear
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Miguel looked down at the back tire of his bike. He shook his head and sighed. "It looks like I won't be able to ride my bike to the soccer game," he said. He knelt down and poked at the tire. It was totally flat. "It's hopeless!" he goaned. "I have an idea," said his friend Adam. "Let's push the bike to the gas station." He pointed to the red-and-white building down the street. "My brother works there after school. He can patch the tire and fill it with air!" Who speaks the dialogue in the story?
Miguel and Adam
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Kellie and her best friend took their kites to the park on Saturday. there was just enough wind. Lots of kids were flying kites. Kellie's red kite went up into the air. Kellie let out more and more string. the kite went higher and higher. Suddenly, it got very, very windy. the kite twisted around and around. the string broke! Kellie tried to grab it, but she didn't reach it in time. the floated up higher and higher. Soon it was just a red dot in the sky. What is this story about?
a girl who loses her kite.
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What is the cause in the following sentence? There is no weather on the moon becacause the moon has little or no atmosphere.
There is no weather on the moon.
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The speaker stood up and walked to the stage. He was well known in this town for telling really good stories. He opened his mouth to speak, and the children held their breath. There was no a sound. this time, the speaker didn't tell a story. Instead, he sang a song! The children all clapped happily. What is a synonym for the word stories?
tales
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Which phrase is a metaphor? wanted to sleep quickly now warm, cozy bed be a bunny
be a bunny
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The lunchroom was crowded with students as Carlos and Kevin walked in. Dialogue or description?
Description
500
What is a drama?
A drama is a play. It is divided into acts. Acts are made up of smaller scenes.
500
What is the main idea of a passage?
The main idea is what the passage is mostly about.
500
One day, a pair of hungry girls were walking through the meadow. The two girls were looking for apples to eat. Up ahead they saw an orchard and jumped for joy. They hoped to find fresh, ripe fruit growing on the trees. When they got there, their happiness turned to sorrow. What was this? A pear orchard! The girls hated pears. They walked home hungry. The word pair and pear are called what?
homophones
500
Luis saw the sun's rays dancing on the waves. Luis and his family hopped out of the car. their arms were piled high with beach chairs, towels, and pails. As they got closer to the beach, Luis saw the sun's rays dancing on the waves. He could not wait to go swimming! He kicked off his shoes and ran to the edge of the ocean. the water was ice. After a minute, he was ready to dive in anyway. Luis swam out a short way. Then he turned his back. He floated like a sea otter. "What a perfect day!" Luis thought. Which of these sentences uses personification?
Luis saw the sun's rays dancing on the waves.
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The red van pulled up in front of the school, and two students jumped out. "Have a good day girls!" Mrs. Kim called out from the van. "Thanks, Mrs. Kim!" replied Beth. then she turned to her friend waiting on the sidewalk. "It was really nice of your mom to drive us to school today." "It was no problem for her," said Mae. "She was on her way to work anyway." Which sentence is an example of description?
The first sentence
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