Inferences and Predictions
Read the passage.
The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning. The weeks that come before are only a climb from balmy spring, and those that follow a drop to the chill of autumn, but the first week of August is motionless, and hot. It is curiously silent, too, with blank white dawns and glaring noons, and sunsets smeared with too much color. Often at night there is lighr ning, but it quivers all alone. There is no thunder, no relieving rain. These are strange and breathless days, the dog days, when people are led to do things they are sure to be sorry for after.
What can you predict about the dog days of summer?
People will do stuff that they will be sorry for.
What are the two things needed for a complete sentence?
A subject (noun) and a predicate (verb).
What type of figurative language compares unlike things using "like" or "as?"
A simile compares unlike things using "like" or "as".
What is our strategy for reading poetry?
We create a poetry four square.
True or False: The purpose of an informational text is to inform.
True
From far north, they heard a low wail of wind, and they could see where the long grass bowed in waves. There now came a sharp whistling in the air from the south, and as they turned their eyes that way they aw ripples in the grass coming from that direction as well.
Predict the weather that the characters are about to experience.
They are about to experience a storm.
What type of clause is the following? How do you know?
When the cows come home
Dependent Clause
What type of figurative language compares unlike things without using "like" or "as?"
Metaphors compare unlike things without using "like" or "as."
What are the elements of poetry?
The elements of poetry are rhyme, rhythm, lines, stanzas, similes, metaphors, and onomatopoeias.
What is our strategy for reading informational texts?
You need to hashtag!
When Aunt Em came to live on the farm she was a young, pretty wife. The sun and wind had changed her, too. They had taken the sparkle from her eyes and left them a sober gray; they had taken the red from her cheeks and lips, and they were gray also. She was thin and gaunt, and never smiled, now.
Why do you think the author wrote this description?
The author included this description to show how hard farm life could be.
What type of clause is the clause below? How do you know?
Jack climbs a tree.
It is an independent clause because it can stand alone as a sentence.
What type of figurative language gives human qualities to a non-human?
Personification gives human qualities to a non-human.
Why do poets include figurative language in their poems?
To emphasize important ideas.
What text feature will help me interpret a photograph?
A caption will help me interpret a photograph.
Read the following sentence.
I feel invigorated when I drink my daily cup of coffee.
What does the word invigorated mean?
Invigorated means to be filled with energy.
How do you correct the following sentence?
Jack and john play in the band.
You capitalize the "j" in John.
What type of figurative language refers to sound words?
Onomatopoeias refers to sound words.
What is the purpose of poetry?
The purpose of poetry is to help the reader visualize or feel something.
What are the text features in an informational text?
Headings, subheadings, pictures, captions, and insets.
Read the following passage.
“Don’t forget your lunchbox!” Mom called from the kitchen.
“I won’t,” I said, sliding my backpack over my shoulders.
“Good luck on your spelling test today,” Dad added, ruffling my hair.
As I opened the front door, my little sister shouted, “Wait for me, Alex!”
I rolled my eyes. “Hurry up, or we’ll both be late!”
Who is the narrator?
The narrator is Alex.
How are the following sentences turned into a compound sentence?
I play soccer.
My brother plays football.
By adding a comma and coordinating conjunction (FANBOY) between the two.
I play soccer, and my brother plays football.
Read the simile below.
The sky was as pretty as a painting.
Why did the author include the simile?
The author included the simile to help the reader visualize the sky.
The author included the simile to emphasize how pretty the sky is.
Read the following lines.
The sun will set, the sky turns red
The stars will shine above your head.
What is poet trying to convey through the end rhyme?
A. The rhyme shows that the sun is a star, just like the stars at night.
B. The poet is showing that even though day ends, the world continues to move.
C. The rhyme shows that stars only shine when the sun is red.
D. The sun shows that the sun and stars are made of cheese.
B
What text feature can help me figure out what the paragraph is going to be about?
Headings can help me figure out what the paragraph is going to be about.