Figurative Language
Name the type of figurative language being used:
This dress is perfect because it fits like a glove.
Simile
The rays from the rising sun shined splendidly through our kitchen window.
What does splendidly mean in the sentence based on the context clues?
magnificent or impressive
What type of question and strategy would you use for the question below:
Which of these is the best summary of Scene 1?
Summary and BME
GUESS WHAT AM I?
• I can be dangerous• I might blow my top • I am part of the Earth • Mount Fuji is one of me • I can be hot
Volcano
What are the paragraphs of poetry? Remember there is space between these
Stanzas
Name the type of figurative language being used:
The computers at school are old dinosaurs.
Metaphor
Eliseo took his time when he wrote in cursive, slowly making each word out of an elegant series of arcs and loops.
What does elegant mean based on the context clues in the sentence above?
pretty or stylish
What type of question and strategy would you use for the question below:
What can the reader infer about Carl from this excerpt?
Inference and Background Knowledge/Text Clues
Remember BK + TC = Inference
GUESS WHAT AM I?
• I am very flexible • I like to go to parties • I come in many colors • I come with strings attached
A Balloon
What tells actors what they do in a play?
Stage Directions
Name the type of figurative language:
Peyton heard the last piece of pie calling her name.
Personification
Laila's dad spent countless hours caring for and manicuring his lawn, so he didn't like when the neighbors didn't keep up with theirs.
What does the word manicuring mean based on the context clues in the sentence?
cutting or trimming
What type of question and strategy would you use for the question below:
In paragraph 8, the word reluctantly means...
Word meaning and use a dictionary/context clues
GUESS WHAT AM I?
• I have lots of animals • I travel with elephants • My people fly in the air • I often have three rings • I have a ringmaster • I am home to clowns
A circus
glossary, index, photograph, title, subheading, sidebar, illustration, table of contents, map
Name the type of figurative language:
Those lazy lizards are lying like lumps in the leaves.
Alliteration
After studying for eleven hours, Andrew was growing weary.
What does the word weary mean based on the context clues in the sentence?
tired or sleepy
What type of question and strategy would you use for the question below:
Which of these best expresses the main idea of paragraph 5?
Main Idea and look at the first sentence and last sentence of the paragraph
GUESS WHAT AM I?
• My mother is a queen • I am an insect • I live in a colony • I help flowers reproduce
a bee
What type of text structure tells things in order?
Sequence or Chronological Order
Name the type of figurative language being used:
It's so hot you could fry an egg on the sidewalk.
Hyperbole
After dropping her phone in the water, Ms. Gillies was mad that her phone was unresponsive.
What does the word unresponsive mean based on the context clues in the sentence above?
What type of question and what strategy would you use for the question below:
How is Brody able to solve his problem?
Plot Diagram and figure out the climax
GUESS WHAT AM I?
• I am a mammal • I am a wild animal • I am a meat eater • I travel in a pack • I am native to North America
A wolf
What are the 5 stops on the plot diagram?
1. Exposition 2. Rising Action 3. Climax 4. Falling Action 5. Resolution