Theme
What is theme?
The life lesson, message, or moral of the story.
What is perspective?
How someone thinks or feels about a topic.
What is poetry?
Words chosen for sound and meaning
What is the conflict in a story?
The main problem the character faces.
What are synonyms? What are antonyms?
Synonyms are words with the same meaning.
Antonyms are words with opposite meanings.
I packed my bag the night before.
I checked my work twice.
When the test began, I felt calm.
Hard things didn’t scare me.
Being ready made me strong.
What is the theme of this poem?
It's best to be prepared.
What is point of view?
The type of narrator in the story/ where the narrator is in the story
What is alliteration? Give an example.
answers will vary.
We had to finish our homework with flashlights due to the storm causing a power outage.
Cause:__________________________
Effect:__________________________
Cause: The storm caused a power outage
Effect: We had to finish our homework with flashlights
Which of the following word pairs are an example of homographs?
Too, two, to
Your, you're
Bow, Bow
See, sea
Bow, Bow
I tried and failed today.
It felt bad at first.
But I learned what to change.
Tomorrow I will try again.
Each mistake helps me grow.
What is the theme of this poem?
Learn from your mistakes.
Mistakes help you grow.
The rain tapped softly against the classroom windows as Maya stared at the math test on her desk. She felt her stomach twist into knots. I studied so hard, she thought, gripping her pencil tightly. Across the room, other students were already writing, but the numbers on her page seemed to blur together. Taking a deep breath, Maya reminded herself that she had solved problems like these before.
What is the point of view of the paragraph?
Third-Person Point of view
Name 3 types of poetry and describe each type.
Ballad- meant to be sung aloud
Free verse- has no rhyme scheme
Lyric- emotional/ uses thoughts and feelings
Nursery rhyme- taught to young children/ easy to remember
Haiku- three lines/ 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables
Limerick- five lines/ AABBA rhyme scheme
- It could tell the date in the setting
- It could reveal through details such as horse and buggies
- It could be revealed through how characters speak
Name three synonyms for "create".
make
invent
produce
design
construct
You say you care, you say you’ll try,
But talk alone will soon pass by.
A helping hand, a job well done,
Shows who you are to everyone.
Your actions speak when words are gone.
What is the theme of the poem?
Actions speak louder than words.
Lena stared at the broken science project on the floor. “I worked so hard on that,” she whispered, blinking back tears. Her partner, Max, knelt beside her. “We can fix it,” he said gently. Lena wasn’t sure he was right, but she nodded anyway and picked up the pieces, determined to try.
What is Lena's perspective on fixing her science project?
She was not sure she could fix it, but she would try.
Speaker One (Storm):
I rumble loud, I rumble loud,
Clouds gather at my call.
I rumble loud, I rumble loud,
My thunder shakes it all.
Speaker Two (Sun):
I shine again- I shine again,
When gray skies drift away.
I shine again- I shine again,
I warm the world each day.
What element of poetry do both speakers use?
A) use of a dash
B) repetition
C) length of lines
D) theme
B) repetition
Which two of the following reveal something about a setting?
A) Today is the day I start kindergarten.
B) I am finally 6 years old.
C) My classmates gather here.
A) Today is the day I start kindergarten.
C) My classmates gather here.
Match the word to it's meaning:
Blue ___ A) Very
Too ___ B) Correct
Right ___ C) More than seven
Eight ___ D) A color
E) Past tense for eat
F) the past tense of blow
Blue = D) a color
Too = A) Very
Right = B) Correct
Eight = C) More than seven
Some voices tell you what to do,
But not all words are wise or true.
Think it through before you choose,
Some paths can lead to loss, not win.
Trust your heart and use your mind within.
What is the theme of this poem?
Not all advice is good advice.
Don't listen to everything you hear.
The rain tapped softly against the classroom windows as Maya stared at the math test on her desk. She felt her stomach twist into knots. I studied so hard, she thought, gripping her pencil tightly. Across the room, other students were already writing, but the numbers on her page seemed to blur together. Taking a deep breath, Maya reminded herself that she had solved problems like these before.
How does the author use point of view to support the narrator's perspective?
A) The author uses a narrator's first-person point of view to reveal her own feelings.
B) The author uses a narrator's third-person point of view to describe the feelings of a character.
B) The author uses a narrator's third-person point of view to describe the feelings of a character.
Speaker One (Storm):
I rumble loud, I rumble loud,
Clouds gather at my call.
I rumble loud, I rumble loud,
My thunder shakes it all.
Speaker Two (Sun):
I shine again, I shine again,
When gray skies drift away.
I shine again, I shine again,
I warm the world each day.
Why does the poet have the speakers say different lines?
A) To show the characters change
B) To show the characters are different
C) To show the difference in the sun and stars
B) To show the characters are different
How would a biography about Neil Armstrong be different from reading a personal journal entry by Neil Armstrong?
A biography is written by someone else, so it is third-person point of view. A journal entry by Neil Armstrong is written by himself so it would be in first-person point of view.
What is a homophone? What is a homograph? Give one example of each.
Homophones sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. (To, too, two)
Homographs are spelled the same but have different sounds and meanings. (Tear/Tear)