3rd Grade
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
what does the word rewrite mean?
to write again
What do you do at the beginning of every paragraph when writing?
indent
What is our school mascot?
Roadrunners
What are the 5 senses?
Taste, touch, sight, smell, hearing
What is author's intent?
Why the author wrote it.
Describe how to compare and contrast
Find the similarities and differences between two topics
What is a pronoun? (provide examples)
He, him, his, they, she, hers etc.
what is a noun (4)?
A person, place, thing or idea
What is a hyperbole?
Exaggerations
Name the seasons?
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
What do headings tell us about?
They let us know what we will be reading in that section.
True or False: All poems have to rhyme
False- some poems do but not Free Verse
What is poetry?
Poems are a form of writing that can rhyme, tell stories or messages
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun.
What is an adverb?
A word that describes a verb. Sometimes ends in ly.
What does the Earth rotate around?
the Sun
What is a comprehension question?
A question based on the text or passage. You can find the answer in the passage.
Explain Main Idea and Key Details
Main idea is what the story is mostly about and the key details provide examples of the main idea.
what does the word nonfiction mean?
A genre of writing that is "not fake" real informational text
What should always go at the end of a sentence?
Punctuation. (.!?)
What is theme?
Theme is the overall idea of a story. The big idea.
How many planets are there?
8/9 if you want to include pluto
How do you restate a question?
By taking off the question word and using the rest of the sentence.
What are character traits?
How a character thinks, feels, or behaves through actions in the story.
What is a suffix?
a letter, or group of letters, that is added to the end of a. root (base) word
- ed
- s
What is a verb?
An action word
What is a synonym?
Words that mean the same as each other.
What is a habitat?
What do you call chapters in a nonfiction book?
Headings
What is Author's Point of View? What is 1st person?
The author's thoughts and feelings on a topic are explained in the passage
Using the words I or me in writing or talking.
What is the difference between a CAUSE and an EFFECT ?
The cause is why it happened, and the effect is what happened.
It's raining outside, so I used my umbrella.
What should you do when you think you are finished with a writing piece?
Go back and check or revise.
What does summarize mean?
To tell the big, most important parts of the story in your own words.
What is the fastest animal?
Cheetah
What two word families did we practice?
-ight, -ick
Name three types of text features.
Ex: title, heading, picture, key words etc.