Key Ideas & Details
This is the author's message that they are trying to get across to the reader.
Theme.
What's the difference between first person and third person?
First person: I, me, my and we know the narrator's thoughts.
Third person: he, she, they and we do NOT know the narrator's thoughts
Give an example of a comparative statement.
Example: Her hair is longer than mine.
What does the affix TRI mean? (tricycle, triangle)
Three
When we tell only about the main/most important parts of the text.
Summarize.
Give THREE examples of text/graphic features.
Give an example of a superlative statement.
Example: He has the messiest desk in the 4th grade.
A word that means the OPPOSITE of another word.
What is text evidence?
Going back through the text and finding specific examples that support an answer.
What text structure means the events are told in the order that they occurred?
Chronological/sequential
What are the TWO ways you can fix a run-on sentence?
1. Put in a period to create two separate sentences.
2. Put in a comma and a conjunction (FANBOY).
A word that means the SAME as another word.
Synonym
What is plot?
The main events that occur in a story. (Beginning, middle, end)
Which text structure details the similarities and differences between two things?
Compare and contrast
Correct the sentence with the appropriate irregular verb: She runned across the grass.
She ran across the grass.
"It's raining cats and dogs." Is an example of a _____.
idiom
What is it called when a character speaks in a story or play?
Dialogue
What are the three possible author purposes?
Persuade, inform, entertain
A complete sentence includes a _________ and a ___________.
Subject and predicate.
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Simile compares two things using LIKE or AS. Metaphor compares two things NOT using like or as.