Summary
What is the definition of summary?
A short version of a story including BME.
What is the definition of Compare and Contrast?
To look at two or more topics and find the similarities and differences of the topic.
Give an example of Figurative Language.
Alliteration,Hyperbole,Idiom,Metaphor,Onomatopoeia,Personification,Repetition,Simile,and Imagery.
What is the definition of a Text Feature?
Text features are all the components of a story or article that are not the main body of text.
What is Theme?
The moral/life lesson of the passage/text/article/book.
What does the acronym BME stand for?
Beginning,Middle,End
What is one way to show compare and contrast in a model?
A venn diagram,A bubble graphic organizer,T-charts.
Give one example of onomatopoeia.
Ex:BAM!
Name one example of a Text Feature?
Table of contents, index, glossary, headings, bold words, sidebars, pictures and captions, and labeled diagrams.
What is Main idea?
What the text is mostly about.
What does a summary include?
Beginning,Middle,End and Main Idea along with supporting details to back up an Main Idea.
Sam and Buster:
Sam is a small dog.He is brown with white spots.He also has small ears and a wet black nose!Sam has a blue collar with a red dog tag.He likes to run in the yard.Sam also likes to hide his toys and chew bones.Sam knows lots of tricks.He can sit,run,and roll over.He is a happy dog and loves to wag his tail.
Buster is a large dog.He is brown with white spots.Buster has big ears!His nose is wet and black.Buster has a green collar with an orange dog tag.Buster can run,but he does not know a lot of tricks.He only knows how to sit.Buster is a happy dog who loves to chew bones.
What are Similarities and Differences of Buster and Sam?
Similarities:Buster and sam are both happy dogs who love to chew bones.They also both have wet noses that are black.Also they are both brown with white spots and the both like to run.They both also know how to sit.
Differences:Buster has a green collar with a orange dog tag and Sam has a blue collar with a red dog tag.Sam hides his toys and know's lots of tricks.He also loves to wag his tail.Sam has small ears while Buster has big ears!
What is the definition of Alliteration?
Alliteration is repeating the same beginning sound in more than two words.Ex:Sally sells sea shells by the seashore.
Which text feature was is most useful in helping you understand the text?
Pictures and captions are most helpful and important text features to understand the text better.
Do you know what color Ms.Scott doesn't like?
Pink
Jonathan was a kind soul he loved singing.But his parents thought it wasn't an actual career.This didn't stop Jonathan from practicing his singing.Whenever he got the chance he practiced in secret.He was always working hard to prove his parents wrong.One time when he was practicing he got caught and he finally told his parents.He told them that he loved singing and he wouldn't stop even if they forced them too.In the end it all worked out his parents accepted his choices and Jonathan continued singing.What is the summary of this text?
Jonathan was a kind soul and he loved singing.He always worked hard because he knew one day he prove his parents wrong.He practiced in secret when he could.One time he got caught and confessed to his parents.He told his parents they couldn't stop him even if they forced them too.In the end Jonathan continued to sing and his parents accepted him.
What are some things we compare and contrast?
People,Objects,Animals,and Places.
What is a Simile?
A Simile is a comparison of two unlike things using like,as,than.Ex:The water was as smooth as glass.
Why are text feature important in books/passages/articles?
Authors include text features to help the reader better understand what they have read. Text features provide information that may not be written in the text itself.
Can you name all the Text Features we went over?
Table of contents, index, glossary, headings, bold words, sidebars, pictures and captions, and labeled diagrams.
What are the two most important things to include?
Beginning,Middle,End and Main Idea
Give an example of something can compare and contrast?
Depends on what you say.
What is another way to say Alliteration?
A Tongue Twister!
Explain where you would find the table of contents of a book.
The table of contents is usually located within the first few pages of the book after the title and copyright pages.
Can you name all the Figurative Language we went over?
Alliteration,Hyperbole,Idiom,Metaphor,Onomatopoeia,Personification,Repetition,Simile,and Imagery.