General
What does I.D.E.A.S. stand for, AND what do we use it for?
Face-Off! Gorilla/Man/Gun
Context Clues
Inference
Definition
Example
Antonym
Synonym
What point of view is this?
"I was so shocked, I couldn't believe they crashed my car!"
1st person
What does the word "displease" mean?
To make someone feel annoyed or dissatisfied.
To disappoint.
Fix the errors. (3)
Turtles are so cute i love them
Turtles are so cute. I love them.
What is the author's purpose in the story "From Pax"?
Bonus House Points: What are the three options for author's purpose?
To entertain.
1. Entertain
2. Inform/explain
3. Persuade (convince)
What is an inference?
To draw conclusions from the text/story.
What is a 3rd person limited/subjective point of view?
The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of ONE character.
What does the word ravine mean?
Extra points: Use it in a sentence.
A deep, narrow valley (gorge) with steep sides, usually created by water.
The ravine was much bigger than I thought.
Spell the word.
Bonus House Points: Tell me what it means.
Immaturity
Not fully developed. Behaving as if you were very young. Childish.
From "The Ravine," what does the word haole mean?
A Hawaiian word for a non-native or Caucasian person.
What is mood?
How the READER is supposed to feel while reading the story.
What point of view is this?
"You used the same decorations for Halloween as you did for Christmas."
2nd Person point of view.
What is a stanza?
A paragraph in a poem.
"The garrulous girl would not stop gossiping!"
What does the word garrulous mean?
Talkative.
What is a claim?
Bonus House Points: What should an argumentative essay always have?
Your position on a topic.
A claim, reasons, and evidence.
Describe the voice in this sentence:
"Don't look at me! I'm hideous!"
Bonus House Points: What is voice?
Worried, scared, afraid, ashamed. (More than one answer, but I will decide).
Voice is the characters attitude/feeling in the story.
If you were a dog, how would you feel if your owner didn't shower for a week?
Face-off!
Disgusted! Well, even as a human.
(There is more than one right answer).
"Maddie was fuming that she failed her common assessment."
What does the word fuming mean?
Spell the word.
Bonus House Points: What does it mean?
Exempt.
Free from an obligation. Not having to do something.
Summarize the story "From Pax."
Give me an antonym for these words.
1. Water
2. Clear
3. Soft
1. Fire
2. Blurry
3. Hard
What do we use a Venn Diagram for?
Bonus House Points: Tell me one thing Wild Animals have in common with House Animals.
To compare and contrast two things.
They can both be trained.
They can both survive off the same food (dogs can eat only raw meat just like wolves, etc).
What does the word exotic mean?
What does the word domestic mean?
Bonus House Points: Give me one example for each category.
Not used for ordinary purposes or not ordinarily encountered. Rare. Uncommon.
Relating to a home or to family relations. Trained or bred to be tame around humans.
Tiger
Dog
When do we use commas?
1. When we list something. (Ex: I love my cat, my dogs, my horse, and my mom.)
2. When combining two sentences. (Ex: I love dogs, but I hate goats.)
(There are more. You will get the point if you mention at least one).
Why did the author want us to focus on the fox's feelings?
The author wanted us to feel the confusion the fox was feeling. Seeing the world through Pax's eyes.