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Figurative Language
Figurative language and other literary devices continued
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It means to highlight or underline the title and make a prediction about the selection.
What is the first T in Target mean, Tackle the Title.
100
The literary device authors use to show exaggeration in order to make a point or expression.
What is Hyperbole
100
The air in the hot room was a brick wall.
What is a metaphor.
100
When you drop your pencil what should you do?
What is raise your hand and wait for your teacher to respond.
100
The message or "big idea" the author wants to gets across to the reader.
What is Theme
200
It means to scan the selection and figure out the structure and genre/Fiction or Nonfiction. Notice anything that pops out at you like proper nouns and pictures.
What is A in TARGET. The A stands for Analyze the Text.
200
When a sentence compares two things using the words like or as.
What is Simile
200
A figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an animal or an object. Example; My teddy bear gave me a hug.
What is personification.
200
When you need a tissue to any reason what is the first thing you should always do.
What is Raise your hand and ask your teacher for one?
200
When the author gives you hints about what will happen next in the story or selection.
What is Foreshadowing.
300
It means to read the story for the first time and make connections like Text to Self, Text to Text,Text to World.
What is the R in TARGET mean.The R stands for Read and make Connections.
300
When the author uses very descriptive language that appeals to your five senses.
What is imagery.
300
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named. Example; sizzle, boom, buzz, pow, cuckoo.
What is onomatopoeia.
300
Your pencil breaks and you do not have another one. What should you do?
What is Raise your hand and ask your teacher for one.
300
When a reader takes their schema and text clues to make an educated guesses they are making an
What is an Inference
400
It means to go Back and read and write a GIST (main idea) beside the paragraphs. Make any notes that will help you.
What is the G in TARGET mean. Go Back and make notes.
400
The use of the repetition of letters or syllables in a literary text. Seen in poetry more often.
What is alliteration.
400
Repeating a word or expression to make a point. For example, Martin Luther King Jr's speech "I Have a Dream."
What is repetition.
400
What do you do if you cannot figure out the answer for a problem on the test.
What is eliminate answer choices and go back to it after the last question for that story.
400
What you have learned already. Everything in your brain.
What is schema.
500
Eliminate any answer choices that cannot be the correct answer and take your time by going back to prove your answers by highlighting or underlining the answers. Make sure to write the paragraph numbers where you found the text proof.
What is the E and last T in TARGET mean. Eliminate answer choices and take your time.
500
"There's a frog in my throat" is an example of what type of figurative language.
What is Idiom
500
Why do authors use figurative language and other literary devices in their writing.
What is to make their writing more entertaining or appealing to readers. More answers.
500
What is one important thing you should do the night before the test.
What is GO TO BED EARLY.
500
The most important who/what and what they do in a paragraph or story. It's one sentence and it's also called the Gist.
What is Main Idea. what you write beside your paragraphs in your stories. What Ms. Perez, Ms.Zepeda, and Mr. Stevens better see you doing on the show off day.
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