FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
qualities that describe a character
What is a character trait?
a small notation at the bottom of the page that provides more information
What is a footnote?
proof from the passage
What is evidence?
the reader should do this if they are unsure of the answer to a question
What is go back to the passage?
means something different that its literal meaning; "It's raining cats and dogs."
What is an idiom?
conversation in the text
What is dialogue?
a sentence or sentences below a photograph; used to describe the photograph
What is a caption?
the lesson or moral of the passage
What is theme?
True or false: It is important to be the first person done with the test.
What is false?
a word that sounds like the thing it is describing; a sound word like "zoom"
What is onomatopoeia?
to study something closely and carefully
What is analyze?
dark print used to make a word stand out on the page
What is bold print?
where a story takes place
What is the setting?
the three reasons an author may write a passage
What is persuade, inform, or entertain? (PIE)
What is a simile?
to conclude from evidence and reasoning
What is an inference?
a drawing used to explain information from the text
What is an illustration or diagram?
the character that causes the conflict in a story
What is the antagonist?
True or false:
The main idea is the author's message about the topic.
What is true?
figurative language that makes a non-human thing seem human; "The sun greeted us warmly."
What is personification?
to look at how two things are alike and how they are different
What is compare and contrast?
What is a chart or table?
What is the protagonist?
three students that Dr. Pittman will miss when class is over
Who are Naadan, Juliana, and Lincoln?