parts of speech
Give an example of 1 common noun and 1 proper noun.
restaurant- McDonalds
school- Darlington Middle School
name 5 vowels
A, E, I, O, U
How many sentences do you need to make a paragraph?
3-5
What does it mean to infer or make an inference?
Make a good guess about what is happening
Name 3 action verbs
run, jump, listen, talk, dance, cook,walk
What is a consonant letter?
Any letter except vowels
What does a topic sentence do?
introduces a paragraph
What is a summary?
A summary tells the most important part of a story
Name a conjunction
for, but, and or, nor, yet, so
What strategy do we use when we are reading a passage to help us remember?
Highlight dates, names, numbers and facts
After you have written something, what should you always do?
Re-read it the way you have it written to see if it makes sense.
What is an author?
What is an illustrator?
The writer of the story, text, etc.
The person who draws or paints the pictures
What strategy do we use to remember conjunctions?
F
A
N
B
O
Y
S
What are context clues?
Clues to help you figure out the meaning of words.
Name 4 punctuation marks
period, question mark, exclamation mark, commas, quotation marks, appostrophe's, parentheses
What is a synonym?
Synonyms are words that have the same meaning
cold/freeze
heat/warm
hello/hi
What 3 parts of speech do you need to make a great sentence?
noun, verb and adjective
What is a conclusion?
The ending
What should your writing always include?
Your writing should always include a beginning, a middle and an ending.
what is an antonym?
antonyms are words that have the opposite meaning
cold/hot
young/old