Figurative Language
The salsa was so hot, my tongue began to melt. Why?
a.) simile b.) onomatopeia c.) hyperbole
c.) Hyperbole
Your tongue can't actually melt because of hot salsa.
After you have written your summary, what should you make sure you have included?
Beginning, Middle, End (in order) and C.A.R.S.
The turning point in the action of the story. Usually it is the most exciting part.
What is the climax?
I come in pairs and am known to stink to high heavens at times. I can be laced and tied, or I can hang loose as a goose. I will help you chase your dreams or run for your life.
What am I? What text evidence told you so?
A pair of shoes.
stink, laced or tied, come in pairs
What two things do you need to make an inference?
What is text evidence and schema (information you already know)?
What figurative language is found here? What's it meaning?
"Could you please put a sock in it? I'm trying to focus!"
a.) idiom b.) metaphor c.) hyperbole
a.) idiom
"Put a sock in it" means to be quiet.
Summarize this story- Ashlynn woke up in the middle of the night. She'd had a bad nightmare. She was so afraid that she could not fall back asleep. Ashlynn got out of bed and made her way through the dark hall to her big sister's bedroom. Her sister sighed sleepily when Ashlynn crawled in beside her. Ashlynn was asleep in just a few minutes.
Ashlynn woke up in the middle of the night because of a bad dream. She went to her sister's room and fell asleep quickly.
It was January in a very small town in Pennsylvania.
What is the setting?
Caitlyn is starting to feel tired but she told herself she could do it. She only needs to over take one more person to win. "I can do this!" , she said and pedaled faster.
What is Caitlyn doing? Why do you think so?
Caitlyn is in a biking or cycling race. Key words are "win" and "pedaled faster".
Using context clues and word parts to help you, what is the meaning of the following word: ominous
The blackened sky appeared ominous and we all ran inside for cover.
1. threatening, menacing, sinister, or dark
2. foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
What figurative language is found here? Why?
The clouds rolled in ominously. The sky looked angry.
a.) metaphor b.) personification c.) hyperbole
b.) Personification
Angry is a feeling and the sky isn't capable of feelings.
What does the acronym C.A.R.S. stand for?
C. Character
A. Action
R. Reaction/Resolution
S. Setting
Directions telling characters how to speak or act; directions telling how sound, lighting, or props are used.
What are stage directions?
The front desk informed me that I am next. I took my purse and went inside the room. I told the man wearing a white coat that I've been coughing for 3 days now.
Where am I? What text evidence told you so?
Doctor's office
Front desk, man wearing a white coat, coughing for 3 days
What does it mean to "visualize" while you read? How can this help you understand a story?
Visualizing means to make a picture in your head.
This helps to understand and remember a story because with focus, you can recall more details about a story that will carry on throughout the page, chapter, or book.
"Oh no....AH-CHOO! Sniffle, I need a tissue please."
a.) onomatopoeia b.) idiom c.) personification
a.) onomatopoeia
AH-CHOO makes a sound.
Brayden was riding his bike home when a squirrel suddenly ran right in front of him. Brayden slammed on his breaks to avoid hitting the squirrel and lost control of his bike. He ended up crashing onto the side of the path. The fall hurt a lot and Brayden got pretty scraped up. Both knees and his arm were bleeding, but he didn't break anything and he hadn't hit the squirrel!
Brayden was riding his bike when a squirrel ran out in front of him. Brayden accidentally crashed his bike trying to avoid the squirrel.
What is the Author's Point of View? Why?
Evan was excited for the game. Gio was nervous. Terry did not even plan on showing up.
What is third person omniscient. Remember in third person omniscient we are able to hear the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters. The narrator is still not part of the action.
Abby was so proud of her garden. She planted the seeds early in the spring and watered the plants every morning. Last Friday, her mom called and asked her to come over for the weekend because she was feeling sick. When Abby came back home, her plants were bent and drooping.
Why were the plants drooping? How do you know?
She had not watered them for a few days, so the plants were not doing well.
She watered them every morning, but was gone for the weekend.
What does it mean to make a connection? What are 3 types of connections?
To connect what you're reading to something in your life, the world, or another text.
What figurative language is found here? Why?
The flower was soft as silk.
a.) simile b.) personification c.) hyperbole
a.) Simile
They are comparing the flower to silk. Meaning the flower is very soft.
Fatima's family was eating dinner. There was a big storm outside. Suddenly, they heard a loud BANG! Fatima's father went outside to see what had happened. A large tree had fallen over their yard. Luckily, it had not hit the house. The next day, Fatima's father used a chainsaw to cut the tree into pieces. Fatima helped him stack the cut wood in the shed.
A tree fell into Fatima's yard during a storm and her dad cut it into pieces and put it in the shed.
The words spoken by the characters or narrator preceded by the character's name in capital letters.
What is dialogue?
Beep! Beep! It was raining hard and some of the drivers were losing their patience. "I wonder why there is so much traffic", Samaria thought. As she drove, she saw an ambulance and police cars.
What is causing the traffic? How do you know?
There was a car accident and it is blocking some of the lanes in the road.
lots of traffic, ambulance and police
Why is it important to know how to write a summary?
So you can explain the story/event to someone else.