Vocab
A guess or opinion based on evidence
What is Inference?
An action word.
What is a verb?
When food finishes growing for the year.
What is Harvest?
The first part of an essay?
What is an introduction?
The word that can be found on all our social contracts.
What is effort?
The main focus of a text (what a text is all about!)
What is central idea?
These words are placed in front of action verbs, helping readers know when the action happened, or how possible it is to happen
What is a helping verb?
An ancient civilization in Mexico, known for their large stone heads and being older than the Mayan or Aztec
Who are the Olmec?
Five sentences
How many sentences are in a paragraph?
The first rule of the classroom.
What is being polite with words?
A careful study to discover and explain new knowledge
What is research?
Words that sound the same but mean different things
What is a homophone?
The Olmec used this to schedule when to plant, harvest, and religious celebrations.
What is a calendar?
Paragraphs in the middle of an essay
What is a body paragraph?
You place your name on the board and ask Ms. Navarro for one.
What is a pencil?
The act of making changes to something original
What is revision?
I can turn a sentence to this when I use words like "will" or "going to" before a verb.
What is future tense?
chart made up of entertain, Inform, and persuade
What is our text purpose chart
A group of people with something in common, or live near the same place.
What is a community?
When someone says something hurtful.
What is a foul?
A summary of your points and a statement of your opinion or a choice you made
What is Conclusion?
A letter that is NOT a vowel
What is a consonant?
Made up of two circles, this is a chart that compares and contrasts two things.
What is a venn diagram?
A type of writing where you talk about yourself
What is an autobiography?
Made up of four levels, this number tells you how loud you can be as you work
What are voice levels?