Determine Unknown Words
What is the name of the clues found in the text?
Context Clues
What are the five w's?
who, what, when, where, and why
What is recounting?
Retelling the story in your own words.
What does literal mean?
It means what it says.
True or False
Comparing is the way two texts are the same.
True
Are the words huge and giant synonyms or antonyms?
Synonyms
When asking a question, should the answer be found in the text?
Yes
What is one important part of the story to recount?
Correct answers:
Setting
Characters
Problem/Solution
Plot
What does non-literal mean?
It does not mean what it says.
Tell how they are different.
Are the words small and massive synonyms or antonyms?
antonyms
Is this a strong question to ask about a text?
What was the setting during the beginning of the story?
Yes
True or False
The plot of the story is the important parts that happen in the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
True
Is the following sentence a simile or a metaphor?
The boy was as loud as a siren.
Simile
Which word would be used when writing about what two topics have in common?
A. On the other hand
B. Both
C. However
B. Both
Mary had a little lamb. Its fleece was white as snow. Everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go. It followed her to school one day, which was against the rule. It made the children laugh and play, to see a lamb at school.
What does fleece mean in this story?
Fleece means fur.
Is this a strong question to ask about a text?
Who are the characters?
No
True or False
When recounting a text, you can add your opinions to to summery.
False
Is the following sentence a simile or a metaphor?
The house was a mountain on top of the hill.
Metaphor
Which word would be used when writing about the difference in two topics?
A. However
B. Both
C. Similarly
A. However
One day, Jennifer found a peculiar book in the library. She was curious about the strange pictures and unusual symbols inside. As she flipped through the pages, she encountered many words she didn't know. To understand them, Jennifer used a dictionary and asked her teacher for help.
What does the word encountered mean?
encountered means saw or came across.
Mary had a little lamb. Its fleece was white as snow. Everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go. It followed her to school one day, which was against the rule. It made the children laugh and play, to see a lamb at school.
What was against the rules at school?
Animals were not allowed at school.
Mary had a little lamb. Its fleece was white as snow. Everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go. It followed her to school one day, which was against the rule. It made the children laugh and play, to see a lamb at school.
What is the setting in this story?
The setting is at a school.
What does this simile mean?
He ran like the wind.
He ran very fast.
Compare the setting from the story Raven and Coyote by Gerald McDermott?
They both took place in America.
They both took place in the sky.
They both happened a long time ago.