Grammar Convention
A sentence that asks a question.
What is an interrogative sentence?
This structure tells events in order.
What is Chronological Order?
“The desert is arid, meaning it is very dry.” What does “arid” mean?
What is very dry?
“The lake was frigid, so we didn’t want to swim.” What does “frigid” mean?
What is very cold?
A paragraph explains why recycling is important and gives effects on the environment. What is the structure?
What is Cause and Effect?
They ___ playing outside right now.
What is are?
An article trying to convince you to recycle is written to…
What is Persuade?
Give an antonym for “cold.”
What is hot?
This structure explains causes and results.
What is cause and effect?
An author writes a story about a talking dog who saves the day. What is the purpose, and how do you know?
To entertain; it includes fictional and imaginative elements
Where does the comma go? “After dinner we played games.”
What is after “dinner”?
Why do authors use metaphors?
To help readers understand ideas by comparing them
What does “preview” mean using the prefix “pre-”?
What is to see before?
Which structure uses “similar,” “different,” and “both”?
What is "Compare and Contrast"?
“The classroom was a zoo.” What does this mean?
The classroom was loud and chaotic (metaphor)
This part of speech replaces a noun (he, she, they).
What is a pronoun?
Identify the POV: “She walked into the room and felt nervous.”
What is Third Person?
Why is it important to understand multiple-meaning words?
Because the meaning depends on the sentence
How can rereading a sentence help you understand a tricky word?
It gives more context and clues for meaning
Why might an author choose first-person point of view?
To show personal thoughts and feelings directly
This part of speech tells how, when, or where something happens.
What is an adverb?
How does using sequence help the reader understand a historical event?
It helps the reader follow events step-by-step in the order they happened
Which word shows the strongest emotion: upset, angry, furious?
What is "furious"?
Passage: “First, the seeds are planted. Next, they are watered daily. Finally, the plants begin to grow.”
What is the text structure, and how do you know?
Sequence (chronological order); signal words like “first,” “next,” and “finally” show the order of events.
Use the word “draft” in two different ways.
Example: a rough copy / a breeze of air