Vocabulary
Define murmuring
a soft, continuous sound
First, Next, Then, Last, or After
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, idea, or animal
What is Main Idea?
Main Idea is what the text is mostly about.
How do you make an inference?
Use your background knowledge and what you have learned in order to make an inference.
Define landscape
The natural features seen in a particular area.
What is Argumentative Writing?
It is a writing piece that teaches the reader about a topic and or gives a specific point of view.
What is an Adjective?
It describes something or someone.
What is Cause and Effect?
Cause is the reason why something happened.
Effect is the result of what happened.
How do you restate this question? How does the child's actions affect the people's lives?
The child's actions affect the people's lives by....
Define Symmetry
Being the same on both sides
What is a Personal Narrative?
Tells a personal story!
Tell me what the acronym for each letter means?
F.A.N.B.O.Y.S
For, And, Nor, But, Yet, So
What is Realistic Fiction?
A story that is made up, but can happen in real life!
How do you use context clues when reading a text to figure out the meaning of a word or phrase?
Read the word, phrase, or sentence twice. Figure out what it is telling you by parts of the text.
Give an example of an object or animal that has symmetry.
Butterfly, Leaf, or Snowflakes
What are compound sentences?
A compound sentence is made up of two simple sentences a comma with a coordinating conjunction
What is a prefix? Give an example.
A prefix changes the meaning of a word and goes before the word. Example: disinterested
What is genre? Give an example?
A type of text you will read! Informational text.
How do you find what topic is on page 12 in my book?
The Table of Contents
Find the story Weird Friends, then give an example from the story on something or someone being immune.
Page 279.
What are some ways you should add to your introduction to make it interesting?
Ask a question, use onomatopoeia.....
What does the suffix -ly mean?
In a way that was
Give an example of comparing and contrasting two animals.
The Zebra and the Tiger have stripes (compare)
The Zebra is weighs less than the Tiger, the Tiger is weighs more than the Zebra
How do I analyze a text?
I must cite evidence and use my context clues and read other parts to find what the text is informing me.