Reading
The moral or lesson of a fictional story.
The over all idea or what an informational text is about.
What is theme and main idea?
The opening line in an essay that gains the readers attention.
What is the hook?
To compare two or more unlike things using the words like or as.
What is a simile?
The part of a word that comes before the root or base.
What is the prefix?
Action words
What are verbs?
The point of view of a story when told from the main character.
What is first person point of view? Words and phrases like I, me, and my are used.
Words that show you are moving on to a new topic, adding on to a statement, or creating a list. They are often found at the start of each body paragraph.
What are transition words?
"The palm trees danced in the wind" is an example of:
What is personification?
Complex spelling patterns include letter blends that make the "sh" sound. They include:
What are "ti", "ci", and "si"?
When citing a source in an essay, you should do this to the title to distinguish it from the rest of your text.
What are italicize or underline?
The author's purpose of a text is one of these three:
What is to persuade, inform, or entertain?
To give a source or author credit in your essay.
What are citations?
"Mrs. Maloy is a busy bee" is an example of:
What is a metaphor?
Verb endings can be changed to show when an action is taking place. The verb endings include:
What are: -ed (past), -ing (present or continuous), -s/es (present)?
Words such as I, she, he, him, her, it, and theirs are examples of:
What are pronouns?
The text structure which events are placed in order.
What is chronological or sequential order?
The topic or opinion statement. This is often found at the start and end of an essay.
What is thesis statement?
"Mrs. Maloy will die without her daily coffee" is an example of:
What is a hyperbole?
Define the following Greek/Latin root words:
bi, inter, non, pre, re
What are:
two, between, not, before, again?
Edit the following sentence:
last tuesday me and my freind went to the park, we played on the swingset for over two hours
What is:
Last Tuesday, my friend and I went to the park. We played on the swing set for over two hours!
OR
Last Tuesday, my friend and I went to the park; we played on the swing set for over two hours!
When you make an educated guess about a text you are making an _____________ by using ___________.
What are inference and context clues?
What are conclusion, transition word or phrase, and thesis statement.
Words that imitate a sound.
What is an onomatopoeia?
Individual words that are put together to create a new word with new meaning.
What are compound words?
Words that relate to the noun by showing when or where it is in relation to another noun or pronoun. It includes words like: at, in, on, after, behind, next to, by, etc.
What are prepositions?