Rhyme Scheme
Children jumping, children wiggling,
children grumping, children giggling,
children singing, sneezing, weeping,
children sometimes even sleeping,
AABB
The most important part of a text
Main idea
The definition of theme
the author's overall message
groups of lines that are like paragraphs of poems
stanza
The mood of a scary story
Eerie, spooky, creepy, terrifying
I like bread
The man said
But I dread
When I'm dead
AAAA
This supports the main idea
details
The theme of Sergio's Bike was this...
Honesty, courage, do the right thing
These make up stanzas
lines
The setting is on a beach
Cheerful, peaceful, joyful
I'm sneaky Bill, I'm terrible mean and vicious,
I steal all the cashews
from the mixed nut dishes;
I eat all the icing but I won't touch the cake,
And what you won't give me,
I'll go ahead and take
ABACDC
A supporting detail for exercise is good might be
running keeps your heart healthy... etc
The meaning of the word broad
covering many topics
the atmosphere created by works of literature
mood
The poem might be about the death of a friend
sad, tragic
Write a poem with the rhyme scheme ABBAC
Responses will vary
A supporting detail is elephants are kind to people and other animals
The main idea might be...
Elephants have a good demeanor/personality
Matt and Emily were best friends. One day, Matt fell off of his bike and many kids started to laugh. Emily wanted to fit and and laughed too. Later, she apologized to Matt for being so inconsiderate. Matt was able to forgive her.
The theme is...
Friendship, forgivenes
explicit information is
found on the page
The author's tone when they are in the woods
calm, peaceful, happy, nervous
Write a poem with the rhyme scheme AABBCC
Responses will vary
Two supporting details for a paragraph with the main idea Kids are active
Answers will vary
Write a short story with the theme of courage.
Answers will vary
Mood would be an example of this kind of information
implicit
What is it about homework
That makes me want to write
My Great Aunt Myrt to thank her for
The sweater that's too tight
The author's tone is
comical, light-hearted