Context Clue Detectives
"The cake was scrumptious; everyone asked for a second piece!"
Does scrumptious mean tasty or gross?
Tasty
If a story uses the words "I," "me," and "my," what Point of View is it?
First Person
What is the Theme of a story?
The life lesson or message
What punctuation mark always goes at the end of a question?
Question Mark
"The room was cluttered with toys, books, and clothes all over the floor."
What does cluttered mean?
Messy/unorganized
In a Compare and Contrast text, what is the author doing?
Telling how things are the same and different
What do we call the specific facts that prove the Main Idea is true?
Supporting Details
Name the verb in this sentence:
"The happy dog wagged his tail."
Wagged
"Unlike his boisterous brother, Sam is very quiet and calm."
What does boisterous mean?
Loud, noisy, or energetic
"First, the caterpillar builds a chrysalis. Next, it changes. Finally, it emerges as a butterfly."
What is this text structure?
Chronological/Sequence
True or False: The Main Idea is usually found in the first or last sentence of a paragraph.
True- usually!
Fix the capitalization:
"we are going to disney world in florida."
We are going to Disney World in Florida.
Find the definition of seldom:
"It seldom rains in the desert, so the ground is very dry."
Rarely or not often
If a narrator knows the thoughts of all characters and uses "He" or "She," what Point of View is it?
Third Person
If you are writing a Summary, should it be longer or shorter than the actual story?
Much shorter
Which word is a conjunction?
"I wanted to go outside, but it started to rain."
But
Identify the word that means "to give up": "
The knight refused to surrender, even when he was surrounded."
Surrender
Which structure would an author use to explain why a forest fire started and what happened to the trees?
Cause and Effect
"Slow and steady wins the race" is a famous example of a ________.
Theme
What is the "Introductory Paragraph" of an essay supposed to do?
Introduce the topic and state the main point