Parts of Speech
I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.
What is an adjective?
Identifies the topic of the text and tells you what the text will be about.
What is a title?
This text structure: "Alligators and crocodiles are very much alike. They are reptiles with long snouts, long tails, four short legs, tough skin, and sharp teeth. There are some differences, however. Crocodiles are faster and have nastier dispositions."
What is compare and contrast?
The following point-of-view: "To Make French Toast: First, take out a skillet to cook and turn the stove on low. Second, you will melt the butter in the pan and stir it with a spatula. Third, beat the eggs. Fourth, lay the bread, white or wheat, on both sides in the eggs. Fifth, sit the bread on top of butter for 30 seconds and then turn over. Now you have a slice of French toast, repeat."
What is second-person?
This type of figurative language: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"
What is alliteration?
On Thursdays I work from nine to five.
What is a verb?
A page in the beginning of a book that shows the reader the different section or chapter titles and where they are located in the book.
What is the table of contents?
This text structure: "Female crocodiles lay hard-shelled eggs in a nest in the sand. When it is time to hatch, the babies begin a loud chirping sound. After, the female will dig up the nest. Then, the babies hatch. Finally, the mother crocodile will transport the babies to shallow water where they will stay under adult protection."
What is sequence?
The following point-of-view: "When I went to the store, I witnessed a girl crying on the street and I took a closer look and saw it was my friend. I walked to where she was and asked her what was wrong. She said, “Family problems.” Being a good friend, I told her to call me later if she wanted to talk about it."
What is first-person?
This type of figurative language: "She swims like a fish!"
What is a simile?
What did she ask you to do?
What is a pronoun?
Text under or around a photo or illustration. It explains what is happening in the image or what the image is about.
What is a caption?
This text structure: "Many parts of the world no longer have crocodiles. This is a problem because they are necessary to the food chain. People have dried up swamps where they live. Poachers have also killed many. In order to preserve these creatures, people must take care of their environment and stop shooting them."
What is problem/solution?
The following point-of-view: "Some dark night Shelly said, “I hate squirrels,” but really she loved them. Carol said, “They smell,” but really, she loved them too. Both of them thought that squirrels were pretty cute."
What is third-person?
This type of figurative language: "The wind screamed through the trees."
What is personification?
Andy knocked on the door but nobody answered.
What is a conjunction?
A page in the back of a book that gives the definitions of some of the key words related to the topic of the book.
What is a glossary?
This text structure: "All crocodilians are reptiles with long snouts and tails, four short legs, tough skin, and sharp teeth. They live in warm weather, both in water and on land. The crocodilian family consists of a variety of alligators, crocodiles, caimans, and gaivals. They all grow large and can be more than 20 feet long."
What is description?
This point-of-view: "Jessie had felt sad all day. Jessie thought and thought about his situation and he thought to himself, I need to get myself together. Maria came in the door and asked what was wrong. He told her. Maria frowned."
This type of figurative language: "Screech! The car came to an abrupt stop."
What is an onomatopoeia?
I left my shoes under the kitchen table.
What is a preposition?
An alphabetical list in the back of a book that tells the reader where they could find information about a specific topic.
What is an index?
This text structure: "On the banks of the Nile River, there are birds called crocodile birds because they are always hopping around crocodiles. They are useful to each other and stay near for many reasons. One is that the birds eat annoying insects off of the crocodiles. Sometimes, the birds are scared by an enemy, which alerts the crocodiles."
What is cause and effect?
The following point-of-view: "We are not as close as we once were, at least not since the thing happened. We were sitting in science class when I decided to look at her notebook. I noticed that she wasn’t taking notes."
What is first-person?
This type of figurative language: "Good luck in the play! Break a leg!"
What is an idiom?