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Figurative Language
Main Idea
Inference
Strategies
A little bit of Everything
100
An example of this figurative language would be "BAM" "POW"
What is Onomatopoeia
100
There are many different kinds of bears in the world. Black bears live in North America. Grizzly bears also live in North America. They are very dangerous. The white Polar bear lives in the Arctic. The biggest bear is the Kodiak bear that is found in Alaska. What is the main idea of this text passage? A. Bears live in North America. B. Bears are dangerous. C. There are many kinds of bears.
What is "There are many kinds of bears.
100
Pete called Ted Tuesday afternoon and invited him to come to his house after dinner to watch a movie. It had been a long, boring day, and Ted was excited to have something to do. After dinner, he hopped on his bike and pedaled over to Pete's house. The house was dark, and when he rang the bell, there was no answer. Ted turned around, hopped back on his bike, and rode home. Make an inference about why Ted rode home.
What is "Nobody was home"
100
This strategy can help you see the parts of the story in your mind.
What is Visualize
100
This is when a narrarator is able to know the thoughts, words and actions of more than one character
What is third person ominscient point of view
200
This figurative language gives human qualities to nonhuman things.
What is Personification
200
Bats are fascinating animals. They are not birds, they are flying mammals. Some bats eat fruit, others eat insects. Bats are experts at flying. They use a system called echolocation to fly quickly in the dark. Which is the main idea of this text passage? A. Bats are flying mammals. B. Bats are fascinating animals. C. Some bats eat fruit.
What is "Bats are fascinating animals."
200
Julie and her mother went shopping. First, they went to the bank. Inside the bank there was a large box where money was kept. Julie's mother told Julie not to touch the box or an alarm would go off. Julie touched the box by mistake. Make a prediction about what will happen.
What is "An alarm will go off"
200
This strategy helps you answer parts of the text.
What is Questioning
200
An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true. Example, On pizza day, the lunch line stretches out for miles past the cafeteria door.
What is hyperbole
300
This is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.
What is Alliteration
300
Many types of bacteria are helpful. For example, some are able to take nitrogen from the air. They then put it into the soil. This makes the soil better for growing plants. Some bacteria are helpful in making cheese. Other bacteria are helpful in making vinegar. What is the main idea of this text passage? A. Bacteria puts nitrogen from the air into the soil. B. Bacteria helps make food. C. Some types of bacteria helps humans.
What is"Some types of bacteria helps humans."
300
Tami loved biking. She had biked in all kinds of weather. She had been planning this bike trip for weeks. Today was going to be great. She woke up early and looked out the window. It was raining! Make a prediction about whether or not Tami will go on her bike trip today. Correct Response Continue
What is "Tami will go on her bike trip even though it is raining"
300
This strategy helps you fill in the gaps by combining what you know with what you have read.
What is Inferences?
300
When trying to understand author's purpose, what is the PIE acronym stand for
What is Persuade, Inform, Entertain?
400
This is a comparison of two unlike things by saying that one thing is a dissimilar object or thing. Example My passion for reading is a flame that grows brighter with each book.
What is Metaphor
400
What is Our solar system is very large. It includes the eight planets that turn around the sun. These planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. There are also hundreds of thousands of smaller planets in this system. They are called asteroids. Each asteroid is much smaller than any of the eight large planets. What is the main idea of this text passage? A. Our solar system is made up of the Sun, the nine large planets and many asteroids. B. Pluto used to be a planet but now is a dwarf planet. C. There are eight large planets in our solar system.
What is "Our solar system is made up of the Sun, the nine large planets and many asteroids."
400
There are many different ways of going to school. Some children go to school by radio. The teacher talks to the children over the radio. The children can talk back to the teacher. In some desert countries, children go to school in tents. They people move across the desert, carrying the tent school with them. In some hot countries, children go to school outside all year long. They do not sit in buildings. The sit on the grass. Make an inference about why children in hot countries go to school outside all year long.
What is "It would be too hot to have school inside a building so they sit on the cool grass"
400
This strategy is text to self, text to text, text to world.
What is Connection
400
This point of view one character tells the story, they reveal what they are thinking and use words such as I or me
What is First person point of view?
500
A comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as.
What is Simile
500
What is Honeybees form large hives. There are thousands of bees in a hive. One bee is the queen. She lays the eggs. Some bees gather nectar and pollen from flowers to make honey. Other bees protect the hive. Some bees keep the hive clean. Still other bees help the queen. Each bee has a special job to do in the bee hive. What is the main idea of this text passage? A. Bees work together to make honey. B. Each bee has a job to do in a beehive. C. The queen is the most important bee.
What is "Each bee has a job to do in a beehive."
500
Sparta and Athens were Greek cities. Long ago, the people of both cities sent their children to school. The children learned different things there. In Sparta, the children went to school outdoors. They learned how to jump and run. They learned how to dance. They learned how to play many different games. In Athens, only boys went to school. They learned how to read, write, and speak correctly. They learned how to count and use numbers. Make an inference about schooling for girls in Sparta and Athens.
What is "Girls went to school in Sparta but not in Athens"
500
This strategy involves two sides. ON the left side you write information from the text on the right side you show your thinking.
What is Double Entry Journal?
500
In the QVC chart what does the QVC stand for
What is Questioning, Visualization, and Connection