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Central Idea and Details
Characters and Stories
Text Structure
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Poetry
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The main idea of a passage is: a) How the story starts b) How the story ends c) What the whole passage was mostly about d) What the first sentence is about.
What is C?
100
What word should you remember when thinking about what a character's traits are?
What is F.A.S.T.?
100
When an author uses lots of words like first, then, next, finally, what structure are they using?
What is sequence?
100
We had to *vacate* the building when the tornado siren sounded because no one could be left in side.
What is leave empty?
100

Sisters

She calls me tofu

because I am so soft, 

easily falling apart.


I wish I were tough

and full of life, like ginger - 

like her.


What is a free verse poem?

200
How many details make a strong paragraph? a) 1 b) 3 c) 8 d) 10
What is b?
200
When you retell a story, what five letters help you do it?
What is SIWBS?
200
What is the text structure below? A paperback and a kindle are both ways to read a book. Paperbacks take up a lot of space on your book shelf, but one kindle can hold thousands of books in just the space of a tablet.
What is compare and contrast?
200
My body was still *quivering* after my brother jumped out from behind the bush to scare me.
What is shaking?
200

The tree shape I blew

From a little drop of paint

Looks like a dancer 

What is a haiku?

300
In a persuasive passage, details are also called...
What is reasons?
300
What does SIWBS stand for?
What is somebody in wanted but so?
300
What is the text structure below? When I unrolled the carpet on my living room floor, I accidentally bumped into the table. The table fell with a crash and the green potted plant on top of it tumbled onto the hardwood floor. What a mess!
What is cause and effect?
300
The giant ice cream sundae was so *scrumptious* that I ate the entire thing.
What is delicious?
300

Life gets faster every day,

No time to think, no time to play.

Hurry, chaos, lots of stress;

Tension leads to sleeplessness.


When will all this madness cease?

Where is free time? Where is peace?

I'm running, going, till I drop.

Give me buttons: Pause, Mute, STOP!

What is rhyme verse?

400

What is the central idea of this paragraph?

I believe that children should not have homework on the weekends. Children needs time to play. They also need to spend time with their families. Some kids have extra activities like karate or dance. Homework for children on the weekends is a bad idea.

What is children should not have homework on the weekends?

400
What makes characters act the way they do?
What is motivation?
400
What kind of writing is shown below? (Hint: look at the punctuation!) "When will we eat dinner?" I asked mom. Mom said, "Soon."
What is dialogue?
400
The student tried to *assimilate* the information so that he could understand how satellites orbit in space.
What is learn?
400

There was a Young Lady of Dorking, who bought a large bonnet for walking;

But its color and size so bedazzled her eyes, 

That she very soon went back to Dorking.

What is a limerick?

500
How many sentences make up the first detail of this paragraph? My birthday cake was delicious and beautiful. The flavor was chocolate. It was swirled with vanilla. It tasted great with milk. The decorations included roses and my name in script writing. I loved how my cake tasted and looked.
What is 3?
500

What is the theme of the story?

One bright day in late autumn a family of ants were bustling about in the warm sunshine, drying out grain they had stored up during the summer. A starving grasshopper, his fiddle under his arms, came up and humbly begged for a bite to eat. "What!" cried the ants in surprise, "haven't you stored anything away for the winter? What in the world were you doing all last summer?"

You need to prepare for the future.

You should work hard and not be lazy.

Don't procrastinate.

500
What is the text structure below? Sometimes, hawks and owls are badly injured by cars. These birds face a huge problem, because they can no longer hunt for food. One way to fix this is to keep the birds at special rehabilitation centers. People can visit the centers to learn more about hawks and owls.
What is problem and solution?
500
Where we live in Northern Maine, the winters are quite harsh. Each year we fly to a warm climate for a break from the cold weather. It feels like *utopia* every time we step off the plane at our destination.
What is dreamland?
500

What is the theme of the poem?

I do not like the water, as I look into the ocean. I am scared of the crabs, the sharks, and the unknown.

I do not like the water, as I look into the lake. I do not like the mysterious deep, the fish, and the murkiness.

I cannot let fear stop me. I am brave and strong. As I hold my breath, I prepare to jump into the water.

I am free of my fear. Why did I wait so long? I dive in again. I love the water.

Being Brave, Overcoming Fear

bravery will help us overcome fear

courage is what defeats fear