Figurative Language
"He is as fast as a cheetah" is an example of this.
What is a simile?
A word that replaces a noun, such as "he," "she," or "they".
Pronoun
How long should an essay be? Paragraphs/sentences
3-5 paragraphs 5 sentences each
Just like most writing is chunked into paragraphs, poems are organized into these
Stanza
What is Informational text?
To communicate facts, event details, or information about a topic
The sun smiled down on the beach
What is personification?
Identify the verb in this sentence: "The dog chased the cat".
Chased
Rephrase this question as a statement: "What is your favorite color?"
My favorite color is....
to present events in the order in which they happened
Sequence of Events
What is a Personal Narrative?
a true story from your own life
The bacon sizzled in the pan.
What is onomatopoeia?
Identify all adjectives in this sentence: "The ghostly, yellow, brick house had a mean, furry, white dog in the untrimmed yard".
Ghostly; Yellow; furry; white;Untrimmed
Name one phrase you can use to start citing evidence.
"For example," "In paragraph 4," "The author states...".
What does describe mean?
to give details
The sentence, often found at the beginning of a paragraph, that states the main idea
What is a topic sentence?
"My mom was feeling a bit under the weather."
What is an idiom?
Identify the adverb in this sentence: "Caroline, Emma, and Eve quickly drove to school".
quickly
What is the term for taking someone else's words and putting them in your own words?
Paraphrasing
What does infer mean?
to use clues on what you already know to figure something out that isn't directly told to you
The Statue of Liberty is 151 feet tall. It is located on an island in New York Harbor. Thousands visit it annually." What is the main idea?
What is the Statue of Liberty?
Name the 7 types of Figurative Language?
Simile;Metaphor;Personification;Hyperbole;Idiom;
Onomatopoeia;Alliteration
Name all eight parts of speech in the English language.
What are noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection?
What does RACE stand for?
What date is ELA MCAS?
April 7th-8th
Author's purpose to tell you how things are the same and how things are different?
What is compare and contrast