Group 1
What's a connotation?
How a word makes you feel
What does denotation mean?
dictionary definition
What is denotation?
The dictionary definition of something
What is a Synonym for Synonym?
Same
What are Denotations & Connotations?
The dictionary term, and the way the word makes you feel
What are words or phrases that help a reader to understand a word?
Context clues
Figurative Language: What is this sentence: “That tree had a face and was smiling at me.”
Personification
What kind of Figurative Language is this sentence? "There was a loud bang in the kitchen really late last night after my whole family went to sleep."
Onomatopoeia
The leaves were dancing in the yard while the wind blew. What figurative Language is used in the example?
(Personification)
What does a simile do?
Compare something using like or as.
How would you write a sentence with an onomatopoeia?
A sentence with audible action. Ex: Kablaam, KADOOSH, wham)
What is the difference between similes and metaphors?
Simile uses like or as, and a metaphor doesn’t.
Yes or No: Is this sentence correct grammar: The cat are sleeping.
No
Which sentence is correct? 1: I went to the movies yesterday. 2: I went too the movies yesterday.
1
Lebron broke the scoring record. What verb tense is used?
Past Tense
What word is used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause?
Conjunction
Where should a semicolon go in a story / sentence?
if you want to join 2 sentences, you will put one down
What are nouns?
person, place, or thing.
What type of structure is the beginning of this text: First, put the sauce on the dough. Second…”
Sequence/chronological order
What is the following of one thing after another using the words First, Next, Then, Last
Sequence
lions and tiger are animals that are very similar to each other but their are some things they make them different like the tiger has stripes while lions don’t and lions live mostly in dry land while tiger live in wetland and some thing that make them the same is that they both are in the cat family and they both are mammals and they both have sharp teeth they both eat meat what type of text structure is this?
(compare and contrast)
How does chronological order affect the story?
Chronological order puts it in the perspective of how it really happened
What is a description?
an explanation of someone or something.
What kind of story element is shown in this sentence: They started arguing, causing a fight.
Conflict
Why is the setting important to the mood of the story?
different settings can give the story certain moods
What word describes the issue in a story?
Conflict
What is an antagonist?
a person who is against the protagonist and is usually the villain
What is a protagonist?
A major character in a drama.
Figurative Language: What is this sentence: “That tree had a face and was smiling at me.”
Personification
What does this prefix mean - omni
All
What sound does a bee make, buzz, what figurative language is this?
Onomatopoeia
What is the meaning of Hyperbole?
Extreme Exaggeration
What is a prefix?
Something added before a word that changes its meaning
What is a hyperbole?
an extreme exaggeration.