Who should you listen to during instructions?
the teachers
Words with similar meanings
The central point of a text
main idea
These come in three forms- simple, compound, and complex
Sentences
the time and place where a story takes place
Setting
Where should your hands stay?
to my/yourself
Words with opposite meanings
Anatonyms
Understanding whether a story is told in first or third person
POV or Point of View
nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, etc., and understanding their function in a sentence
the use of words and descriptions to create mental images
imagery
What should the noise level be in the classroom?
0 or 1
How can you expand your vocabulary?
thesaurus, dictionary, reading, listening to others, asking questions
The message or lesson of a story
Theme
Not giving credit for someone's work and copying it
plagiarism
the sequence of events in a story
plot
If you want to share something what should you do?
Raise my/your hand
Recognizing that some words have more than one definition
Multiple meaning words
Drawing conclusions based on clues within the text
Inferencing
Using words that help connect ideas and create a smooth flow in writing (such as next, then, or after)
transition words
the person telling the story
narrator
How many chair legs should be on the ground at all times?
FOUR
Homophones
literary devices like similes, metaphors, and idioms
Figurative Language
conversations between characters in a story
dialogue
the personalities, traits, and roles of people or things in a story
character development