Poetry
Read the poem below. What is the rhyme scheme?
My brother's not a werewolf,
though it often looks that way.
He has to shave his whiskers
almost every single day.
ABCB
Describe the Who What strategy and how it can help you find the central idea of a text?
Find out who the text is talking about, or the topic of the text. Then find out what specifically the text is talking about related to the who. This can help you find the central idea. For example, in "The Sun", there was a section on solar flares. The who was the sun, and the what was the solar flares. The central idea was the sun has solar flares that we can study to better understand stars.
What is a text structure that shows how things are similar and/or different within the text called?
Compare and contrast
What does it mean to inform?
What type of poem is this? How do you know?
The fog comes
On little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
Free verse poem. No specific structure to the rhyme or pattern.
What is a central idea? What are key details? You must answer both questions to get the points.
The central idea of a text is what a text is mostly about. Key details are details that support or prove the central idea.
What is a text structure that shows things happening in order as the story goes on called?
Sequential or chronological
What are the 3 purposes an author usually chooses to write something?
Inform, entertain, persuade.
How can you tell if a poem is a haiku?
It has 3 lines per stanza, often talks about nature or has nature themes, and follows a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.
View the text, "Bears". The central idea of this text is that there are many kinds of interesting bears. How do the text features support the central idea?
The title of the text shows the "who" of the text (bears). The photos show the "what" of the text (many interesting kinds of bears). The photos also follow the paragraphs talking about each type of bear.
What is a text structure that can show how the actions or events in the story impact things later on?
Cause and effect
View the text "How to Make Pancakes." What might the author's purpose be in writing this text? Explain your answer. You have 30 seconds.
Inform because the author is explaining how to do something.
What rhyme scheme does a limerick usually follow?
AABBA
It is simple to learn how to make pancakes. Answers may vary.
View the text "Political Parties". At first glance, what might the text structure of this text be? You have 30 seconds.
Compare and contrast.
How might you determine if an author is trying to persuade you with their text?
If the text is trying to encourage the reader to do something or try something. If the text is trying to convince the reader or make a point in an argument.
Read the following poem:
The fog comes
On little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
What type of figurative language was used to describe the fog? Give at least one example of how.
A metaphor was used to describe the fog by comparing it to a cat. It compares the way the fog approaches to a cat slowly and silently approaching and sitting to observe things before moving on.
Rhymed verse poems always have some kind of rhyme scheme, and often have stanzas with 4 lines. Free verse poems do not need a rhyme scheme, and can have stanzas of any length. Neither have a specific syllable pattern.
View the text "Political Parties." What might the central idea be? What is at least one key detail to support this? You have 2 minutes.
The central idea is democrats and republicans have different views that are both valid. Answers may vary for details.
View the text, "The Great Depression." This text is about an economic event in history where there was a lot of poverty and financial hardship due to a collapse in the stock market. What is the text structure, and how might the photos contribute to describing the structure? You must answer both questions correctly to get the points. You have 1 minute.
The text structure is cause and effect. The photos show the effect of the stock market crash on the children living during this time.
View the text "Hope is the Thing with Feathers". What might be the author's purpose in writing this poem? Explain.
The author's purpose was to entertain the reader with an inspiring poem about hope.