Writer's Corner
This the most common text structure for a narrative, (a story).
A. Compare and Contrast
B. Descriptive
C. Problem and Solution
C. Problem and Solution
The prefix that means "to do something again"
re
reheat
restart
The mathematical name for a four-sided object.
quadrilateral
This triangle has one corner that is a square corner.
A right triangle
This is the Latin word for "sides". Double points if you know it in Spanish too. (Hint: think of the geometry words you know).
lateral : quadrilateral
This is the name for when a character speaks in a story.
dialogue
This suffix changes a word to a noun: (Use the verb to help you decide).
Act
-or
-ing
-or : Actor
This is the name for a quadrilateral that has two sets of parallel lines.
parallelogram
This triangle has sides that are all equal length. (It also has 60 degree angles).
equilateral triangle
This is the Greek root word meaning: "to build".
struct : structure, construction, structured
These are the two essential features of the first paragraph of an informational report and/or a persuasive essay?
A hook and the main idea/opinion
This suffix is the infinitive form of the verb: (Use the verb to help you decide).
jump
-ing
-ed
-ing : jumping
This shape has all equal sides, some people call it a diamond.
This triangle has only two equal length sides. Hint: "I saw" one this morning.
isosceles
This is the meaning of the "vis" in "vision" and "vid" in "video".
Meaning: to see
"Emmanual was strong as an ox" is what kind of language. Hint: it's not literal.
Figurative language, (double points if you know it is a simile).
This prefix means to go under as in "a boat that goes under the water".
This special shape is a quadrilateral, a parallelogram, a rectangle, and a rhombus.
A square
This triangle has no sides of equal length. If you put them on a "scale" they wouldn't weigh the same!
scalene
This is the meaning of the "graph" in "biography" and "autograph "
graph: To write.
These are the three essential features of a closing paragraph for an informational report or a persuasive essay.
Restate the main idea/opinion.
A summary sentence of the key details/reasons
A visual or piece of advice
This suffix changes most verbs into adverbs. The following verbs use it:
quick
soft
slow
-ly: quickly, softly, slowly
This unique shape has only one set of parallel lines. Hint: Don't fall for the trap!
trapezoid
This triangle has no angles that are greater than ninety degrees. It is a real cutey.
acute triangle
Find the two words with the same Greek or Latin root in the following sentence. Double points if you know what the root is, and triple points if you know the meaning of the root.
The audience sat in the auditorium, waiting for the concert to begin.
audience auditorium
Root: aud
Meaning: to hear