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Figurative Language
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Context Clues
Meet your teacher
100
Compares two things using like or as.
Simile
100

List at least TWO things you should do before beginning to read a passage.

Answers may vary

examples:

* read the title

*look at images/charts

*read subheadings

*make a prediction


100
Sarah's car was dead on the side of the road. What was she going to do? She had already gotten off to a rough start when her alarm clock had faild to go off that morning. School started in just under an hour. Suddenly, it dawned on her that she had subscribed to OnStar the month before. With the simple press of a button she was able to get help jump-starting her battery and made it to class right on time!
Problem / Solution
100

If your plan fails, we’ll have to find someone who can devise a better one.

The word devise means ---

create

design

come up with

answers may vary

100

What did Ms. Fernandez go to college for?

Politics

200

The dog sang as the owner opened his new bag of treats

Personification

200

Test Strategy - list TWO test strategies (tips) you can do when you have a PAIRED PASSAGE on STAAR?

Answers may vary

*Create a chart to keep track of how texts are similar and different

*Read the first text, skip to questions, then read the second text and do rest of questions

*Pay close attention if the question is asking you about one text or about both

*Take notes on margins as you read so that you can go back to the passages and remember what they are about

200
Gives characteristics or traits about a person, place or thing.
What are descriptive texts?
200

If you don't curtail your spending, you'll be broke in no time at all!

What is the definition of the word curtail?

*cut

*reduce

*spend less money

200

Cats or dogs

DOGS

300
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.
Hyperbole
300

The little lesson that you learn. The moral of a story.

Theme / message

300
Listing events or explaining steps in order.
What is sequence?
300

Wherever he goes, the esteemed Dr. Sanchez is applauded for his life saving research.

Based on this sentence, the word esteemed means ---.

*admired

*inspiring to many

*famous/respected in his field

300
List two of Ms. Fernandez's pet peeves in class

answers may vary

400

Valeria, my little sister is a bright rainbow on a cloudy day.

Metaphor

400

What is a strategy you can use to summarize nonfiction texts? 

What, who, why, when, where, how


or BME

400
Sean and Brad are best friends. They have been going to the same school since kindergarten and have bonded over their love of sports. However, Sean's favorite sport is football while Brad prefers basketball.
What is Compare and Contrast
400

There is a legal battle raging and the judges are concerned that time is running out. Lawyers are being asked to expedite the matter by getting their paperwork in early.

What does expedite mean in this paragraph?

*hurry

*quicken

*rush

400

What sports did Ms. Fernandez play in high school?

None

500

In a poem, the author uses the words "liar", "addicting", and "loveable" to describe her boyfriend. What can you infer about the narrator based on the author's word choice?

responses may vary

-She knows she is with someone who does not have the best behavior but she can't seem to stop loving him 

500

If a question asks you to make an inference or to infer something, what are they asking you to do?

*answers may vary

combine textual evidence and what I know about the world to make a new understanding or conclusion about what happened

500
The summer had been extra hot with very little rain to relieve the thirsty earth. There were cracks in the ground that looked like someone might fall into. People neglected their lawns because no plant was motivated to be green or grow.
What is Cause / Effect
500

Most of America's Founding Fathers did not believe in women's suffrage. Only men could vote in the United states until 1920.

What is the meaning of the word suffrage?

*right to vote

*rights

500

What job did Ms. Fernandez want to have when she was your age?

A doctor AND model at the same time