Dictionary Skills
I could hear the car's tire pop when it drove over the nail.
Pop
1. to open wide
2. to move quickly
3. to make a short, sharp sound
4.to let go of
What is Entry 3?
Mood
What is the feeling the reader gets when he or she is reading?
A comparison using like or as.
What is a simile?
The setting of the story.
What is where the story takes place?
Sensory Language.
What is language that appeals to our senses?
Marcy won first place in the spelling contest last week. I was extremely jealous. Everyone clapped and praised her for doing so well. The main reason I was envious was because she got that beautiful blue ribbon. It was so awesome! I think I will try hard to win it next year.
Ribbon
1. a narrow strip of fabric
2. an award
3. a strip of ink in a printer
4. the act of moving along in a long, narrow strip
What is Entry 2?
Tone
What is The authors attitude or feeling towards what they are writing?
An extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
The five main parts of a plot diagram, in order.
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution?
When I was 8 years old My parents bought me a kitten I loved it so much
Edit the sentence.
What is add a period between kitten and I?
Now, six years later, Michelle was attempting to capture a sunset for a local photography contest. She groaned as storm clouds rolled in before the sun had a chance to cast its vibrant colors across the sky.
Capture
1. to gain control by force
2. to hold someone's interest
3. to take an opponent's piece in a game
4. to preserve a mood, scene, or quality
What is Entry 4?
"They plan to kill General Washington." He leaned forward, his elbows on his knees. "Tell me everything at once."
The tone of the dialogue.
What is serious?
She was as cold as ice.
What is Simile?
Theme
What is The moral or lesson of a story?
I can't imagine anyone but sarah as our class president.
What is capitalize the S in Sarah?
As we were riding along in the boat, we had to be careful not to hit a projection in the water. Since we were in the ocean, my dad assumed it was a coral reef coming up from the ocean floor.
Projection
1. a prediction based on known facts
2. the presentation of an image on a screen
3. a thing that juts out towards something else
4. ability to make sound heard at a distance
What is Entry 3?
"I will not!" she shouted. "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you slink away!"
The tone of the excerpt.
What is Angry?
The sun stretched its golden arms across the sky.
What is Personification?
Dan was assigned a group project and placed in a group with two of his classmates. One of the kids, Jenna, was weird. She never talked in class and was always drawing in her notebook. After working on the project, Dan realized that he and Sarah had so much in common!
The theme of the story.
What is Don't judge a book by its cover?
I felt the hairs on my arm stand at attention as the sun continues to set over the snow covered mountain. I search the trees for any sign of life, hopefully a campsite where I can warm my hands by a fire and forget about the fact that I may freeze to death.
The sensory language shows the narrator is...
What is Scared?
Maddie and I decided to take a walk through the neighborhood. We both noticed that the sky was beautiful, blue color this evening. It was nice since we have had rain and clouds all week.
Blue
1. a color or pigment
2. to heat metal so it becomes a grayish-blue color
3. having the color blue
4. sad or unhappy
What is Entry 3?
She hesitated, listening for sounds of the creature. The forest seemed empty, but she could sense something else out there. Something watching and waiting.
The mood of the passage?
What is suspenseful?
She ran through the forest as fast as a wild stallion.
The type of figurative language shown
What is a Simile?
Will hates science. His teacher is super annoying and he never wanted to do any of the stupid labs. One day, Will comes to class to see they have a lab today, but this time they are mixing some of the chemicals they had been learning about. Will was amazed to see how the liquids reacted. Maybe science isn't so bad.
What is Learning new things can be fun?
I felt the rush of the breeze as a ran across the finish line. My team mates screamed out my name as the stands erupt in applause for my win. The smile on my face feels crazy and unnatural. I can't believe I won the race.
The sensory language shows the narrator is...
What is Proud?