Imaging
This is used in newspapers to show people, places, events, and objects that are in the news. Also, helps you see the details about people, places, events, and objects that are real.
PHOTO
My son is as tall as a skyscraper.
Simile
A story about a family trying to stick together and survive through the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930's.
To entertain
Jesse and Emma went to the movies.
What's the subject?
Jesse/Emma
What does the prefix pre- mean?
Before
Example: Preheat
This graphic image helps you understand what an author is describing in the text of a story. These can be very helpful when showing a make-believe creature that comes from an author’s imagination
Drawing or "Illustration"
My alarm clock yells at me every morning.
Personification
A section in a history book describing the conditions and causes of the Great Depression
To inform
The cow jumped over the moon.
What's the verb?
Jumped
What the suffix -ful mean?
full of
Examples hopeful, careful
Facts or numbers that are organized in rows and columns to help you find a certain piece of information quickly and easily.
TABLE
I have a million things to do today.
Hyperbole
An article where the author argues that an iPhone is better than an Android phone
To persuade
The tourist is traveling around the city.
What's the prepositional phrase?
Around the city
What does the prefix anti- mean?
Against
Example: Antivirus
This graphic image helps you understand the location of places, the distance between places, and details about features such as mountains or bodies of water.
MAP
The big bug bit a big black bear.
Alliteration
An article that shows details about how something looks and works.
To describe
The pink flowers grow wildly in the garden.
What's the adjective?
Pink
The message the author wants you to learn.
Theme
This graphic image shows events in the order in which they occurred, helping you understand when events in history or nature happened.
TIMELINE
Break a leg!
Idiom
A narrative about a young athletes road to success.
To entertain
We usually eat dinner around 8:00.
What's the adverb?
Usually
What 3 things do you need when citing text evidence?
Quotation Mark
Transition
(Authors last name, page #) or (pg. # & par. #)