Figurative Language
What is this an example of:
Her hands were as cold as ice.
Simile
What is the author's purpose?
Whoosh, the wind howled outside of the window as the lights flickered in the house. Hurricanes can have many effects on the environment and our daily lives.
1.inform about the effects of hurricanes
A story that has made up characters.
Fiction
What is theme?
Theme is the key subject or idea, usually seen repeatedly in text.
Ruby Bridges wrote her own story "Through My Eyes". Is this an example of a first hand account or second hand account?
First hand account.
What is this an example of:
The little girls was a monster as she woke up from her nap.
metaphor
Echo this question:
According to the story, how did Charlotte help Wilbur survive?
Charlotte helped Wilbur survive by...
OR
Charlotte helped Wilbur survive because...
A book about volcanoes.
Nonfiction
What is setting?
Setting is the time and place of the story.
Name that Adjective! What are the 3 adjectives in the following sentence:
"There was a big house with a purple door and green grass."
The adjectives are BIG, PURPLE, and GREEN.
What is this an example of?
The leaves danced as the wind blew fiercely.
personification
Use a simile to explain how messy Ms. Gridley's room was.
Ms. Gridley's room was as messy as...
Ms. Gridley's room was messy like...
A nonfiction story written by an author about their own life.
autobiography.
What is dialogue?
Dialogue is when characters are speaking.
Write out 5 verbs.
Student answers will vary:
Run
Walk
Jog
Swing
Whisper
What is this an example of?
She was one smart cookie.
Idiom
Edit the following sentence:
the dog wags His tale and berks?
The dog wags his tail and barks.
Name three text features that are found in a nonfiction book about geology.
Student answers may vary:
Header
Captions
Bolded Vocabulary
Glossary
Images
Give three examples of character traits for someone who is a grumpy character.
1. unkind
2. rude
3. mopey
4. moody
Name that adverb in the following sentence.
"The turtle slowly crawled across the field into the swamp."
The adverb is slowly.
Turn this simile into a metaphor:
Mrs. Flannigan's smile is as bright as the sunshine.
Mrs. Flannigan's smile is sunshine.
What type of organizer would you make for this prompt?
Using Harold's perspective, rewrite this story. Be sure to consider which events would change and which would be the same.
a rollercoaster (story told from Harold's perspective)
If you write a story about a time you went to Disney world, is it fiction or nonfiction?
nonfiction (your story is telling about true events.
What is the section of a poem called that consists of a line or group of lines?
Stanza
What is the prefix in the word "unhappy"?
The prefix is "un".