Classroom Rules
Vocab and Word Study
Reading Comprehension
Grammar and Writing
Literary Elements
100

Who should you listen to during instructions? 

the teachers

100

Words with similar meanings

Synonyms 
100

The central point of a text

main idea

100

These come in three forms- simple, compound, and complex

Sentences

100

the time and place where a story takes place

Setting

200

Where should your hands stay? 

to my/yourself

200

Words with opposite meanings

Anatonyms

200

Understanding whether a story is told in first or third person

POV or Point of View

200

nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, etc., and understanding their function in a sentence

parts of speech
200

the use of words and descriptions to create mental images

imagery

300

What should the noise level be in the classroom? 

0 or 1 

300

How can you expand your vocabulary? 

thesaurus, dictionary, reading, listening to others, asking questions

300

The message or lesson of a story

Theme

300

Not giving credit for someone's work and copying it

plagiarism 

300

the sequence of events in a story

plot

400

If you want to share something what should you do? 

Raise my/your hand

400

Recognizing that some words have more than one definition

Multiple meaning words

400

Drawing conclusions based on clues within the text

Inferencing

400

Using words that help connect ideas and create a smooth flow in writing (such as next, then, or after)

transition words

400

the person telling the story

narrator

500

How many chair legs should be on the ground at all times? 

FOUR

500
Words that sound alike but have different meanings.

Homophones

500

literary devices like similes, metaphors, and idioms

Figurative Language

500

conversations between characters in a story

dialogue

500

the personalities, traits, and roles of people or things in a story

character development