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What is the difference between a fact an an opinion?
A fact is something that is true and can be proven.
An opinion is what someone thinks or feels; it can’t be proven true.
Can you name 5 different text features?
Title
Heading
Graphic
Caption
Glossary
The valiant young man ran in front of the car to save the little girl. What does valiant mean?
Brave/Heroic
What is the first sentence in an ECR?
The claim/answer to the prompt
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing
What is the definition of plot?
The sequence of events in a story
What is the purpose of text features?
Text features are used to highlight important things from the text.
What is the definition of theme?
The overall message
What is the difference between a line and a stanza?
A line is a single row/sentence in a poem. A stanza is a paragraph/ group of lines in a poem.
What are the 6 genres we talk about in class?
Informational
Poetry
Drama
Non- Fiction
Fiction
Argumentative
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile is comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as".
A metaphor is comparing two unlike things NOT using "like" or "as".
What is a summary?
A summary is a shorter version of a longer piece of writing, like a book chapter, article, or story, but it only includes the most important ideas and events.
What is a synonym?
Words that have similar meanings.
What is an antonym?
Words that mean the complete opposite?
Name the 5 text structures
Chronological Order/ Sequence
Cause and Effect
Compare and Contrast
Problem and Solution
Description
What is the difference between a verb and an adjective?
A verb is an action word.
An adjective is a word that is describing a noun.
What is the difference between a pronoun and a proper noun?
A pronoun is a noun that is replacing the original noun. (Parker and Sah'Ryah won many points for their team yesterday. --------> They won many points for their team yesterday.)
A proper noun is saying instead of that place is great. It would be Los Angeles is great!
List the 5 plot elements
Exposition/Introduction
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
What is the difference between argumentative and informational text?
Argumentative is when the author is trying to persuade you to pick a side. Informational is usually the author trying to inform us about something.
What is personification?
Personification is when non human things take human qualities
What is the difference between 1st, 2nd and 3rd POV?
1st is the narrator is telling the story and they are a character in the story.
2nd is the narrator is talking to the audience.
3rd is an outside observer that is not part of the story.
What is a hyperbole?
An exaggeration to make a point
What is the difference between alliteration and onomatopoeia?
Alliteration is the line of words that sound the same. Onomatopoeia is words that make sound noises.
What is the difference between prefixes and suffixes?
Prefixes go before the word and suffixes go after the word.
What is the difference between a prediction and an inference?
An inference is using context clues from the story to make an assumption. A prediction is when using clues from the past to make an assumption about what will happen.