Figurative Language
He runs like the wind.
El corre como el viento
What is a simile?
Que es un símil
Words that signal to a reader a change in time.
Palabras que indican al lector un cambio en el tiempo.
What are transition words.
Que son palabras de transición
person, place, or thing
persona, lugar, o cosa
What is a noun?
Que es un sustantivo?
they're, there, their
They had to visit _____ grandparents in New York.
their
She is a breath of fresh air.
Ella es como un viento de aire fresco
What is a metaphor?
¿Qué es una metáfora?
the part of an essay that tells you what the essay will be about.
La parte de un ensayo que te dice de que se va a tratar.
What is a thesis? Que es un tesis?
describes a noun or verb, sometimes ends in -ly
describe un sustantivo, or verbo, a veces termina en -ly
What is an adverb?
Que es un adverbio?
its, it's
The dog was chasing ____ tail.
its
three main points of a story that you write using bullet points.
tres puntos mas importantes de una historia.
What is the gist?
Que es la escencia?
describes a noun
describe un sustantivo
What is an adjective?
Que es un adjetivo?
whose, who's
_____ computer is this?
whose
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
What is an idiom?
structure you use to write a paragraph
estructura que se usa para escribir un parrafo.
What is CER?
Que es CER?
an action word
una palabra de accion
What is a verb?
Que es un verbo?
When writing you should always capitalize this pronoun because it refers to yourself.
What is "I"?
Esta tan alto que puede tocar el cielo
What is a hyperbole?
¿Qué es una hipérbole?
the message that the author is trying to say
el mensaje del autor
What is a theme?
Que es un tema?
Identify the nouns, verb, and adverb: The boy ran quickly back home.
Identifica el sustantivo, el verbo y el adverbio: El niño corrió rápidamente de regreso a casa.
nouns: boy, home. Verb: ran Adverb: quickly