Figurative Language!
Identify the type of figurative language below and explain what the quote means...
She swam like a fish.
Simile: Comparing two things using like or as.
What is the genre of the text below? How would you annotate it?
Yollie’s mother, Mrs. Moreno, was a large woman who wore a muumuu and butterfly-shaped glasses. She liked to water her lawn in the evening and wave at low-riders, who would stare at her behind their smoky sunglasses and laugh. Now and then a lowrider from Belmont Avenue would make his car jump and shout “Mamacita!” But most of the time they just stared and wondered how she got so large.
Fiction. You can tell because it includes characters, dialogue, and the beginning of a clear plot.
Annotate for characters, problem, solution, and lesson.
Identify the text structure of this text. Explain how you know.
“World War I, also known as the Great War, began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. His murder catapulted into a war across Europe that lasted until 1918.”
Chronological order: Describes events that happened in time order.
What is a central idea?
What a text is mostly about.
This is a two part question.
1. What is point of view?
2. What is another word for point of view?
1. Point of view = how a character or author thinks or feels about something in the text.
2. Perspective
Identify the type of figurative language below and elaborate on what it means.
The ballerina was a swan, gliding across the stage.
Metaphor: Comparing two things without using like or as.
1. What is the genre of the text below? How would you annotate it?
2. What is the central idea of the passage below?
Some schools have a policy stating that students must wear uniforms to class. Normally associated with private schools, uniforms have become more common in public schools, too. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, uniforms are required at about 22% of U.S. public schools.
The genre is nonfiction (it's an article).
You should annotate for topic, key ideas, and author's point of view.
Central Idea: The use of uniforms in public schools is increasing.
What is the text structure of this example?
If you have trouble falling asleep at night, try avoiding technology like TVs, tablets, and video games an hour before your bedtime; this might help you fall asleep more easily.
Problem and Solution.
Problem: Can't fall asleep at night
Solution: Avoid technology before bedtime.
What is mood? Provide 3 examples of words that you could use to describe the mood of a text.
Mood is how the text makes you feel.
Example words to describe mood: Eerie, Gloomy, Calm, Idyllic, Jubilant, Blissful
This is a two part question.
1. What does the word "conflict" mean?
2. What are the two types of conflicts? Explain how they are different.
1. A conflict is a problem in a text.
2. Internal Conflict and External Conflict. Internal conflicts refer to a tough feeling in somebody's heart or a tough decision a character has to make. An external conflict refers to an outside conflict with another character, technology, nature, etc.
Define personification and provide an example.
When you give an animal or object human qualities.
Examples will vary: The dog sang, the river laughed, etc.
1. Identify the genre of the text below. How would you annotate it?
2. What is the theme of passage below?
Bring me all of your dreams,
You dreamers,
Bring me all of your
Heart melodies
That I may wrap them
In a blue cloud-cloth
Away from the too-rough fingers
Of the world.
The text is a poem.
You annotate it for literal and deeper meaning.
Theme: It's important to protect your dreams and keep them safe.
What is the text structure of this text? How do you know?
Apples and oranges are both fruits, which means that they have seeds inside of them. Each has a skin, but orange skins are thick and easy to peel. Apple skins are thinner and do not peel easily.
This is compare and contrast. Words like 'but' and 'yet' can indicate compare and contrast structure.
Define what tone means, then identify the tone of the passage below:
“Michael knew that the first day being back at school in his new wheelchair would be difficult, but he remembered his mother's advice to go through the day with a smile on his face. He wheeled himself into school, only to find that his friends and fellow students were happy to give his chair a push and sit with him, offering friendly and encouraging words.”
Tone refers to the author's attitude toward the topic of the text.
The tone is uplifting, hopeful, optimistic. The author is optimistic that Michael will do well with the support of his friends.
What are the five key parts of narrative structure? (Hint: think of plot mountain!)
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
Define hyperbole and provide an example.
Hyperbole is when you exaggerate something for emphasis.
Student examples will vary: I had to run a million miles to the grocery store. My mom's chicken noodle soup could cure death.
*CHALLENGE* Identify the genre of the text below. How would you annotate it?
[She rushes to the telephone and looks madly through her list of acquaintances.]
ELAINE: There’s always Uncle George.
MRS. PRINGLE: He never opens his head!
The genre is a play or drama. You can tell because it includes characters and dialogue. You annotate it for characters, problem, solution, and lesson (just like fiction!).
Name at least two key words or phrases that can indicate a cause and effect text structure.
Answers may vary. Cause/Effect don't count.
Example: Because, As a Result of, Therefore, Cause, So
What is this question asking you to identify?
How is the text organized?
This question is asking you to identify the text structure of the passage.
How can you tell if a text is fiction?
How can you tell if a text is nonfiction?
Fiction: You'll see characters, dialogue, etc.
Nonfiction: You'll see dates, numbers, graphs, diagrams, quotes from experts, etc.
Jason thinks that the quotation below is an example of alliteration. Explain why or why not. If it is not alliteration, identify what type of figurative language it is.
"Quiten was watching a movie. He knew that the villain was hiding in the closet, but the main character walked into the room, unaware."
No! Alliteration refers to when there is a repeated letter sound. This is an example of dramatic irony because it describe a moment in which the audience knows something that characters don't.
How are poems organized?
Write an 8-line poem that shows your understanding of how poems are organized. Your poem should contain an ABAB CDCD rhyme scheme.
Poems are organized into stanzas and lines.
Poems will vary, for example:
I walked to the store
To buy some milk
My feet were sore
But my socks were silk
They only had juice
What a loss!
Silly goose
I sorely was!
Claire said that the text below has a descriptive text structure. Is she correct? Why or why not?
Many people think that they can get sick by going into cold weather improperly dressed; however, illnesses are not caused by temperature- they are caused by germs. So while shivering outside in the cold probably won’t strengthen your immune system, you’re more likely to contract an illness indoors because you will have a greater exposure to germs.
The text structure is NOT descriptive. The text structure is cause and effect. Key words like "caused" indicate the text structure.
Selina thinks that the example below is a theme. Is she correct? Why or why not? Make sure to define theme in your answer.
In Bridge to Terabithia, the theme is that Jesse learns to hold onto the memory of his best friend Leslie.
No! This theme is way too specific! All themes are universal. A theme is a message or lesson.
She could revise it to: "It's important to hold onto the memories of people we love."
Gillian said that the conflict of the story always shows up in the Rising Action.
Is she correct? How do you know?
Gillian is correct. The central conflict of the story is introduced during the Rising Action.