TEXT & STORY ELEMENTS
The message or lesson of a story is the….
What is...THEME!?
What is the best way to write the underlined part of the sentence?
The clouds drifting across the sky resembles a distant flock of pale birds.
What is... resemble?
Write a...COMPOUND SENTENCE WITH A SEMICOLON
ISASP tests are next week; we are reviewing language material.
I was hungry; I snuck out my snacks.
“August slipped away into a moment in time
'Cause it was never mine”
What is... PERSONIFICATION?
What is this question asking you to do?…
"Which sentence best summarizes the story?"
What is... Tell/Describe what the main points of a passage are in one sentence?
The central idea of a story is...
What is...the MAIN IDEA?
what the text is mostly about
usually written in one sentence
Correct the punctuation of the underlined phrase.
Cricket a game similar to baseball is popular in England and many former colonies of Britain.
What is... Cricket, a game similar to baseball, is popular?
Write a... Transition, sentence.
First, …
Second, …
Next, …
"'Cause baby, now we got bad blood"
What is... ALLITERATION?
What is this question asking you to do?…
What is the author's purpose for writing this passage?
What is... read the passage /look for the author's reason/intent for writing?
The use of an object to represent another object or element that has a deeper, more significant meaning.
Example: black often represents evil or death, an eagle may represent freedom
What is..SYMBOLISM?
How should the underlined part of the sentence be written?
Sugar maple trees are common throughout New England, the Great Lakes, and the Mid-Atlantic regions. ____ sap is boiled to produce maple syrup.
What is... Their?
Write a... complex sentence.
Because Lisa was hungry, she ate a slice of pizza.
Since I was grounded, I couldn’t go to the party.
Although Greg was tired, he still did his homework.
"You were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles, and my daddy said ‘stay away from Juliet’"
What is... ALLUSION?
What is this question asking you to do?…
"Explain what the author means by 'the rhythm of daily life.' Use details from the passage to support your answer."
What is... write a CER using direct quotes (evidence) from the passage?
The AUTHOR’S ATTITUDE towards the story is ______.
VS.
The way a text makes the reader FEEL is _______.
What is...Tone vs. Mood?
AUTHOR’S ATTITUDE = TONE
YOUR FEELINGS = MOOD!
How should the underlined part of the sentence be written?
The Morristown Engineering Club is building and programming a robot for a local contest. _____ entry could earn the club a place in the International Robot Exhibition!
What is... Its?
Write an... appositive sentence.
My dog, Bruno, went outside to play.
Today's lunch, pizza rolls, was extra tasty!
Identify 3 types of figurative language...
"Barefoot in the wildest winter
Catching my death
And I couldn't be sure
I had a feeling so peculiar
That this pain would be for Evermore"
What is... ALLITERATION, PERSONIFICATION & HYPERBOLE?
What is this question asking you to do?…
"Select the two sentences from the passage that best support the argument that ______."
What is... select the best text evidence in the passage to support the statement?
The difference between compare and contrast and cause and effect text structures.
What is...
Compare & Contrast = similarities & differences
Cause & Effect = explains events & the results of the events
Write 1 sentence for each:
1) whose
2) who’s
Whose = possessive
Who’s = who is
Write a... sentence with an interrupting phrase.
PART OF SENTENCE, PHRASE, REST OF SENTENCE.
My dog, when he's outside, bites the mailman.
The students, because they studied, were ready for ISASP.
Identify ALL pieces of figurative language... (4)
"Hung my head as I lost the war
And the sky turned black like a perfect storm
Rain came pouring down
When I was drowning, that's when I could finally breathe"
What is... ALLITERATION, METAPHOR, SIMILE, AND IRONY?
What is this question asking you to do?…
"How does paragraph 4 develop the concept..."
What is... determine what paragraph 4 adds to the passage?