Figurative Language #1
Figurative Language #2
Text Structures
Vocab & Signal Words
Mystery Category
100

I am so tired I could sleep for a year.

What is hyperbole?

100

He is as quiet as a mouse.

What is a simile?

100

The author states a problem and lists one or more possible solutions.

What is Problem & Solution?

100

 To tell how two or more things are alike.

What is Compare?

100

what do the letters E.A.T stand for when doing a writing prompt. 

What is Explain, Argumentative, & Topic?

200
The branches bowed to the ground.
What is personification?
200
He is the apple of my eye.
What is a metaphor?
200

The author explains a topic, person, place, or thing by listing characteristics or features.

What is Description?

200

Problem is, Question is to solve this. 

What is Problem & Solution?

200

How do you start your central claim of a writing piece?

What is Today I will Explain or Argue.....

300
Eek! I saw a mouse.
What is onomatopoeia?
300
Clap your hands a little louder.
What is onomatopoeia?
300

The author lists one or more causes and the resulting effects.

What is Cause & Effect?

300

Tell how two or more things are different.

What is Contrast?

300

What are of Literary Text?

What is Fiction and Made up Stories?

400
Dewdrops dwell delicately.
What is alliteration?
400
The moon winks at me every night.
What is personification?
400

The author explains how two or more things are alike and how they are different.

What is Compare & Contrast?

400

First, Next, Then, Before, After, Finally, Dates & Times.

What is Sequence?

400
What are types of Informational Text?

What is Real Text and Information?  

500
It is as hot as the Sahara Desert.
What is a simile?
500
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse right now.
What is hyperbole?
500

The author lists the items or events in chronological order; how to make or do something.

What is Sequence?

500

This is what happens from an action or event.

What is an Effect?

500

How many supports are needed in your writing to help support your central claim?

What is 2?