Figuratively Speaking
Fix That Sentence
Name That Strategy
In Terms of ELA
Potpourri
100

What type of figurative language is being used? Taking the MAP test is as exciting as the fourth quarter of a tied football game!

What is a simile?

100

i enjoy living in new york city because i love going to plays on broadway

I enjoy living in New York City because I love going to plays on Broadway.

100

What type of question is being asked when it says: "What is this story mostly about?"

What is Central Idea or Main Idea?

100

Where a story takes place

What is the setting?

100

Name the figurative language used in the following: The woman was a delicate flower, wilting at the loss of her friend.

What is a Metaphor?

200

What type of figurative language is being used? The MAP test is the World Series of all tests.

What is a metaphor?

200

My favorite class is ELA especially when we get to do test prep it's my favorite thing to study.

It is a run on sentence and is needs punctuation such as: My favorite class is ELA, especially when we get to do test prep. It's my favorite thing to study.

200

What you should do when you come to a word you don't know in a text

What is: Read the words around it and use context clues to try to understand it. You can also skip the word to see if you can still understand the text.

200

The emotion that the reader feels from a story.

What is mood?

200

Explain what this idiom means: The world is my oyster.

What is: I can take advantage of many opportunities in my life.

300

What type of figurative language is being used? The wild March wind whistled through the window.

What is personification? alliteration?

300

The boy brings his dogs to runs in the park each day for exercise.

The boy brings his dogs to run in the park each day for exercise.

300

Taking notes and underlining important ideas when reading a text is called?

What is annotation?

300

DAILY DOUBLE: The message or lesson of a story or text

What is theme?

300

What should you do the morning before taking the MAP test?

What is eat a healthy breakfast?

400

BOOM! went the thunder as it rumbled across the plains.

What is onomatopoeia?

400

Comma or a semicolon - and where? My brother plays basketball on the varsity team he is one of the best players in his high school.

A semicolon between team and he.

400

How many details from the text should be used to support your answer in written responses?

What is: At least ONE or TWO details

400

A thesis statement is:

What is claim + reasons that support the claim?

400

When asked to write an argumentative essay, what should this type of essay include (must have at least 3)?

Introduction with a thesis statement (claim and reasons), body paragraphs with supporting evidence, counterargument, rebuttal, conclusion

500

I've told you a million times that you are grounded until your homework is done.

What is hyperbole?

500

The authors attitude toward the doll symbolize her changing attitude toward learning word throughout the story.

The author's attitude toward the doll symbolizes her changing attitude toward learning words throughout the story.

500

What is the 'claim' in an extended response?

The claim is another word for the 'thesis,' focus, main/central idea of your response.

500

When an object represents a bigger idea, such as a flag represents a country

What is symbolism?

500

What is something you should do the night before taking a MAP test?

What is: get a good night's sleep