Figurative Language
When Ms. Hueman walked through the 3rd grade hallway, she said it sounded like a zoo.
What figurative language was used in this sentence?
What does central idea mean?
For 2x the points: what text feature helps you find the central idea?
Central idea means mostly about, and the title can help you find it.
The Smart Swimmers
Dolphins are amazing animals known for their intelligence and playful behavior. They are part of the whale family and live in oceans all over the world. Dolphins can communicate with each other using sounds and body movements, which helps them stay connected and work together. They can solve problems, play games, and even learn tricks from humans. Scientists believe that dolphins have strong memories and can remember other dolphins they meet, even after a long time. This cleverness makes dolphins one of the smartest creatures in the ocean!
What is the central idea of this text?
Dolphins are very smart.
Think of a word that uses the prefix -pre and define what it means.
Examples: prepay, prewrite, prepare, prefer, preview.
I'm so hungry I could eat Ms. Digregorio.
What figurative language was used in this sentence?
A hyperbole
What does author's purpose mean?
Chubby-Cheeked Squirrels
Have you ever seen a squirrel with chubby cheeks? If so, the squirrel probably had its cheek pouches filled with seeds and nuts. Not all squirrels have cheek pouches. These include flying squirrels and other tree squirrels. However, living on the ground are some squirrels with cheek pouches. These include ground squirrels and chipmunks. The cheek pouches act like bags for carrying food to a safe place. One safe place is the squirrel’s underground home. This home is the burrow. The burrow has long tunnels. The squirrel can eat, sleep, and raise young in this burrow. Ground squirrels and chipmunks look a lot alike. So how can you tell one from the other? By stripes. Some ground squirrels have no stripes. Other ground squirrels do have stripes. These stripes are only on their backs. Chipmunks always have stripes. And their stripes are on their backs and faces.
What is the central idea?
The types of ground squirrels that have cheek pouches.
I'm so hungry I could eat Coach Wiszowaty.
What types of figurative language is being used?
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Hyperbole
D. Personification
Hyperbole
The 3rd grade building has been a sauna all week.
What figurative language was used in this sentence?
What does theme mean?
The lesson learned in a story.
The Friend Ship
1 Join us on the Friend Ship.
2 Wherever we may go,
3 The sun is warm and beaming.
4 The ocean waves hello.
5 We get along so swimmingly
6 Whenever we set sail.
7 So join us on the Friend Ship.
8 Let paradise prevail.
What type of poem is this?
Rhyme Verse
Think of a word that uses the prefix -uni and define what it means.
Example: universe, unicycle, unilateral, uniform
The student's fingers danced across the keyboard as they practiced their typing.
What figurative language was used in this sentence?
What signal words help you identify comparison text structure?
alike, unlike, difference, similar, however, on the other hand
Bird with a Spoon
Do birds eat with spoons? Of course not. But some birds have bills that look like spoons. And these birds do eat with these bills. These birds are called spoonbills.
Spoonbills have long legs. They wade in shallow muddy water. As they wade they swing their spoon-shaped bills under the water scooping up dinner. What’s dinner? Insects, small fish, shrimp, crayfish, and plants.
Spoonbills also pick up sticks and leaves with their bills. They use these things for nests. There are six species of spoonbills. Five of them are white. These do not live in the United States.
The other spoonbill does live in the United States. Much of its body is pink like a rose. It is called the Roseate spoonbill. It lives along the coast in parts of Florida, Texas, and Louisiana. Roseate spoonbills also live in Central America, South America, and Mexico.
What is the author's purpose?
To inform the reader about a type of bird called the spoonbill.
The wind whispered secrets through the trees.
What types of figurative language is being used?
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Hyperbole
D. Personification
Personification
Your teacher has told you a million times to show your work when taking your test!!
What figurative language was used in this sentence?
What does it mean when they ask what the character's perspective is?
The character's point of view
Hippos Big and Small
Have you ever seen a hippo at the zoo? If so, it was proboably the huge river hippo. But there is also a second kind of hippo. This hippo is much smaller. It is called the pygmy hippo.
Both hippos live in Africa. Both have very little hair. And both make a thick red substance that keeps their skin wet. The substance also acts as sunscreen!
River hippos live in herds. They spend the day in the rivers. They have huge tusks. Most predators stay away. At night these hippos leave the water to graze on grass.
Pygmy hippos do not live in herds. They live alone or sometimes in pairs. They hide in swampy areas of the rainforest.
Like river hippos, pygmy hippos use water to escape predators. But they spend less time in the water. Their toes are not as webbed, and their legs are longer for their size. Sometimes pygmy hippos even stand on their hind legs to eat leaves off trees. They also eat roots, forest herbs, and fallen fruit.
What text structure is being used?
Comparison
My backpack is a mountain of books.
What types of figurative language is being used?
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Hyperbole
D. Personification
Metaphor