4th Grade
Context Clues
Context Clues
I appreciate your individualism, but sometimes you need to learn to work as part of a team. What does individualism mean?
referring to one person
What does the beginning of every sentence need to start with?
A capital letter
Mrs. Powell's favorite color
Blue
What is Text Structure?
How the information is organized in a text.
Animals that talk and act like people
Personification
The fire fighter grasped the young man’s arm and pulled him from the burning house. What does the word grasped mean?
to take hold of with a hand
What is a noun (4)?
A person, place, thing, or idea
The physical city Mrs. Powell lives in
Boiling Spring Lakes (BSL)
How can you figure out the main idea?
Look at the first or last sentence of the paragraph.
Turning point in the story - most exciting part
When Fido had a juicy bone, a cozy place to lie, and me petting him, he was in paradise. What does paradise mean?
A place of extreme happiness
An adjective is
A word that describes a noun
The state Mrs. Powell was born in
New York
If the story is written by someone IN the story, what is the point of view?
First person Point of View
What is the setting?
Where and when the story takes place
Cathryn carried the delicate china to the table very carefully. What does delicate mean?
fragile, easily breakable or damaged
A verb is
An action word
How many years has Mrs. Powell taught?
22
What is a story that you write about your own life.
Autobiography
Bam! Crash!
Onomatopoeia
Dylan goes to the Air and Space Museum every chance he gets because he is fascinated by planes. What does fascinated mean?
interested in
Every sentence has to end with a..
punctuation mark
Name two of Mrs. Powell's dogs.
Tucker, Emma, Bonnie
What are the 5 types of text structures?
Descriptive, Compare & Contrast, Problem & Solution, Chronological/Sequence, Cause & Effect
Solution