ELA Skills
A main idea is...
what the story is mostly about
What is the error in the following:
my name is Jasmine amaro.
Captial name, capital first letter
"Her eyes had a sparkle" is an example of a what?
metaphor
What are the 2 main types of books/ passages?
Fiction and nonfiction
How many students in all do we have in our class?
24
If I am looking at a picture, and use the picture, plus information that I ALREADY know is called a...
inference
She said, I can't wait to be finished.
There are no quotation marks
Ms. Amaro was so angry she was the hulk. This is an example of what
Metaphor
When you are writing a story about something that has happened to you it's called a
narrative
As of Monday, how many kids will be IN SCHOOL?
16
Using context clues means
to look for hints in the passage to help you understand a word
Today i went to the park and I saw a little kid, and I saw a fish, and then I went to the playground And I saw my grandpa after and IT was SO MUCH FUN.
No periods
lower case "i"
upper case at the end
Personification is...
Giving human traits to non-human things
Something that can be proven is a _____ your thoughts about it are an _______
fact, opinion
How many kids are CURRENTLY in school?
12
Highlight, bold, italics, captions, photographs, illustrations, charts, diagrams
Ms. Fox and Ms. Amaro always say you need this many paragraphs in your essay
5
"Buzz, buzz " I heard as I froze in fear.
What TWO examples can we find here?
Onomatopoeia and metaphor
What is the name of the book that has the stinky cheese
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
What is Ms. Amaro's dogs' name?
Hanna
The main parts of a story
Characters, Problem, solution, setting
When you are writing paragraphs there should be this many sentences in each one....
5-7 sentences
Figurative language is...
when words do not mean exactly what they say
What is the name of the first book we read this year?
Esperanza Rising
What is something crazy that Ms. Fox has done?
Skydiving