Figurative Language
The bluebird is as blue as the sky.
Simile or metaphor
simile
Cause and Effect is the same as problem and solution
fly ; bug
Homophones or Homographs
Homographs
The three little pigs
Once upon a time, there lived 3 little pigs. Their mother told them to go out and build their houses. The biggest pig decided to build his house with straw, so he got to work. Very soon, he finished and went out to play...
What is the point of view?
third person
1) True or false: A mystery has clues
2) True or false: A realistic fiction story has talking animals
1) True
2) False
Life is a highway
a) Simile or metaphor?
b) What's compared?
a) metaphor
b) life and a highway
What is sequence structure?
The sequence or order of events
kind : mean
is to
a) big is to giant
b) big : small
c) big ; small
d) hideous : ugly
b) big : small
The Story of Little Red Riding Hood
One day, my mother told me to bring cake to my grandma's house, so I set off. On my way there, I met a wolf. He suggested that I pick some flowers for grandma, so I went deeper in the woods. Meanwhile, the wolf had went to grandma's house and ate grandma up...
a) What is the point of view?
b) Who is telling the story?
a) first person
b) little red riding hood
What is a character in a Fantasy?
Answers will vary
Possible answers are fairies, wizards, witches, talking animals, dragons, people, etc.
What does "kick the bucket mean?
to die
What is descriptive structure
description of something
1. ate eight homophone or both different homographs
2. fly bat homophone or both different homographs
3. sea see homophone or both different homographs
4. present produce homophone or both different homographs
5. bass base homophone or both different homographs or both
1. homophone
2. homograph
3. homophone
4. homographs
5. both
Goldilocks and the three bears
Once upon a time, the 3 bears heated up some porridge but it was too hot. So, they went for a walk. When they were out, Goldilocks snuck in and tasted daddy bear's porridge. "This porridge is too hot!" she said...
1) What point of view is it in?
1) third person
Science Fiction
True or false
1. has a time machine or portal
2. is about science
3. has made up worlds
1. True
2. True
3. False
All in the same boat
a) What does that mean?
b) Idiom, simile, or metaphor?
a) all in the same situation
b) idiom
Is sequence and chronological structure the same thing?
yes
1. blue : yellow What is the relationship?
2. What does bio mean?
3. oven : bake What is the relationship?
4. You can either have the ice cream or have the cake. What are the correlative conjunctions?
1. same category
2. life
3. function
4. either / or
Cinderella
Once upon a time, I was doing chores when I got an invitation to the royal ball. My 2 rude stepsisters also got invited and my stepmother only wanted them to go. As a result, before the ball started, she locked me in the attic. In the attic, my fairy godmother came and gave me a dress, some glass slippers, and a horse and carriage. Then she warned me...
1a) What is the point of view?
1b) What key words helped you determine the point of view?
1a first
1b I, me, my
traditional story
kill 2 birds with one stone
a) idiom, simile, or metaphor
b) what does it mean?
c) make an example using the phrase
a) idiom
b) achieving 2 things with a single action
Dogs and Wolves: Alike or Different
a. Based on this title, what do you think is the text structure?
b. What is the evidence?
a comparison
b alike or different
True or False
1. Not only but also are homophones
2. -omy means the study of
3. letter is a homograph
False True True
Once upon a time, there was a boy named Jack. His family was poor, so his mother made Jack sell his cow. He sold the cow for some magic beans and planted them. After the beanstalk grew, Jack climbed up and saw a house. As expected, the house did not have anyone in it. He went in, took 2 bags of gold and hid somewhere...
1. Point of view
2. Who is telling the story
1. third person
2. narrator
True or false
1. A Mystery has clues
2. A Fantasy has suspects
3. A Historical fiction story has superheroes
4. A realistic fiction story has everyday problems
5. A science fiction story can have a time machine/ magic portal
true false false true true