Vocabulary
Uses evidence and background knowledge to form
A comparison of two things using "like" or "as"
Simile
Ms. Dahlberg's Cat's Name
The topic an article is writing about
Main Idea
Micro
Examine something with purpose
Analyze
A portion of a story goes back in time
Flashback
Ms. Dahlberg's Boyfriend's Job
What connotation does this word have?
Cheap
Negative Connotation
Latin Root: Mal
Bad
Double jeopardy if you can give me a word meaning bad using the root Mal
prove something is correct
Justify
Conversation between two characters
Dialogue
Ms. Dahlberg's Favorite Candy
Reese's
What information is included to support main idea
Supporting Details
Prefix: in-, im-, il-, ir-
not
create in a systematic way
formulate
The sequence of events, double jeopardy if you can name all five
Plot Line
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
What sports has Dahlberg coached at Cordova
Hint: Two
cheer and baseball
These transition words clue you in to which text structure
In result
Therefore
Due to
Because
A. Problem Solution
B. Sequential
C. Caus-Effect
D. Descriptive
C. Cause-Effect
Prefix: Inter-
Between or among
combine information/ideas from multiple sources to make an overall point
synthesize
Pattern of rhyme in a poem (ABAB)
Rhyme Scheme
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Name any 5 Places Ms. Dahlberg has been
Oregon
Hawaii
Massachusetts
Maine
New York
Florida
California
Puerto Rico
One sentence
Free of personal pronouns
Can be argued
Claim
Prefix: en-, em-
cause to