Word Work
The main problem of a story.
What is conflict?
An organizational pattern that tells how two or more things are similar and different.
What is compare and contrast?
"I'm as happy as a kid in a candy store" is an example of which type of figurative language?
What is simile?
What is genre?
The life lesson you can learn from a story.
What is theme?
"First" "Next" "Then" "Later" are key words for which type of organizational pattern?
What is sequence/chronological order?
"The sun seemed to smile at us as we enjoyed the beautiful day" is an example of which type of figurative language?
What is personification?
The point of view that uses "I, me, we", told from a character in the story.
What is first person point of view?
A word with the same or similar meaning
What is a synonym?
What is resolution?
"This book is a mirror" is an example of which type of figurative language?
What is metaphor?
"So" "Because" "Due to" "Therefore" are signal words for which organizational pattern?
What is cause and effect?
A word that means the opposite
What is an antonym?
Using text clues and background knowledge to draw a conclusion about what is happening.
What is making an inference?
What are text/graphic features?
"I've told you a million times not to talk while I'm talking" is an example of which type of figurative language?
What is hyperbole?
This tool is used to find synonyms and antonyms.
What is a thesaurus?
A word that is spelled differently, but sounds the same. Example: pear/pair, red/read, sail/sale
What is a homophone?
Poetry that does not rhyme.
What is free verse?
What the text is MOSTLY about.
What is main idea?
"She is tall like a skyscraper" is an example of which type of figurative language?
What is simile?
Using the words around an unknown word to determine meaning.
What are context clues?