Vocab/Context Clues
What does immense mean?
The cost of restoring the house has been immense.
extremely large or great
A cause is _______ something happens.
A cause is why something happens.
What does the star mean when annotating?
Main or central idea
True or False: An inference is a prediction.
False, inferences use both the text and prior knowledge. Predictions only use the text.
Make an inference:
Kaley wasn't feeling good on Monday. On Tuesday, she wasn't at school. Why wasn't she at school?
She was still sick
What does gainful mean?
Many people who don't have jobs are looking for gainful employment as a means to pay their bills.
providing money, wealth, or resources
If I have two texts to read, I will probably need to ______________ and _____________ them.
Compare and contrast
What do we underline when annotating?
Key details
Make an inference:
John was driving on the highway. After a while, his car made a sputtering noise and slowly came to a stop. What happened to John's car?
His car ran out of gas
You must always cite ___________ ______________ to support your ideas!
text evidence
What does recede mean?
After the flood, we had to wait for the waters to recede before we could go back home.
go or move back or further away
An effect is...
what happens because of the cause
What do we circle when annotating?
Key (or unknown) words/phrases
What is schema?
background knowledge about a topic
What is the space between stanzas called?
line break
What does misgiving mean?
The only slight misgiving I had about the plan was when there were not enough people to pull off the heist.
a feeling of doubt or apprehension
An author uses _____________ ______________ to describe events in a sequence.
chronological order
What should you do with an exclamation point (!)
Write an interesting idea from the text
___________ + ___________ = an inference
Scheme (background knowledge) + information from the text = an inference
What is four lines in a poem called?
What does repast mean?
Having a Thanksgiving repast together is a wonderful American tradition of overeating as a family.
a meal
What are signal words?
clues about how the author is organizing the text
What should you do with a question mark (?)
Write a question you have about the text
Make an inference:
Ms. Vice was doing data chats during class. Samantha was giggling with her classmate, Josh. Then, Ms. Vice called Samantha up. When she returned to her seat, Josh tried to play around with her, but she wasn't in the mood. She put her head down on the desk and covered her face.
She wasn't happy with her scores/how the data chat went.
Name 3 types of figurative language that are NOT simile, metaphor, personification, or hyperbole.
Allusion, alliteration, onomatopoeia, imagery, symbolism