CONTEXT CLUES
GENRES OF WRITING
PUNCTUATION, CAPITALIZATION, VERB TENSE
SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS
REFERENCE MATERIAL
100
HER CLASS WAS CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE AT THE DANCE SHOW. PARTICIPATE MEANS: A. BE PART OF B. TO DANCE C. HAVE FUN D. PARTY
TO BE PART OF
100
• Setting in a faraway or imaginary land • Imaginary characters
What is FAIRY TALE
100
TODAY IS monday may 21 2012
What is Monday, May 22,2012
100
blue, upset, down
synonym of sad
100
what do you find in a dictionary List four things
definition part of speech pronunciation guide words
200
• People, animals, or things are table to do things they could not do in real life • Things happen that could not happen in real life • Story takes place in amake-believe place that does not exist in the real world • Story has creatures in it that are not found in real life
What is FANTASY
200
we danced and sing in the school play
We danced and sang in the school play.
200
last, final, end *antonym
first
200
What is an theasarus used for?
Synonyms and antnonyms
300
The woodchuck watches the enemy coming closer and closer, then POOF! In the sentence above, the author uses the word closer to show that the enemy is A approaching the woodchuck. B struggling with the woodchuck. C circling the woodchuck. D blocking the woodchuck.
APPROACING THE WOODCHUCK
300
Astory that has been told and retold over generations
What is FOLKTALE
300
i live in eagle rock california
I live in Eagle Rock, California
300
Where would I find synonyms and antonyms
Theasarus
300
What is an atlas used for?
Maps
400
Coyote laughed loudly, “Why shouldn’t I help myself to such a tasty morsel?” In this sentence, you can tell that a morsel is something A to eat. B to chase. C to laugh at. D to help out.
TO EAT
400
Has a list that names and describes the characters • Descriptions of scenes or settings • Dialogue or lines that the characters speak to one another • Stage directions givingmore details about what is happening on stage
What is PLAY/DRAMA
400
Run Past Tense Present Tense Future Tense
I ran I am running I will run
400
which two words are homophones pear, pair eat, graze one, two
pear pair
400
Where do I find a table of contents and what is it for?
Front of book. Tells me chapters and what is inside the books.
500
Off to the market he went, skittering down the road on his quick little feet. What does the word skittering mean in this sentence? A running B dragging C driving D crawling
RUNNING
500
• Gives information • Tells people something • Uses facts about real events and people
What is NON FICTION
500
what time is it asked jimmy it is 5pm said bill
"What time is it?" asked Jimmy. "It is 5pm" said Bill.
500
Define a synonym and an antonym Give me an example for each
Synonym: words are the same Antonym: words are opposite
500
List four reference materials
Atlas Dictionary Theasarus Almanac
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