Steal like an Artist
Austin Kleon
Readers often do this at the start of a book, chapter, or passage.
Make predictions
A type of figurative speech used for noises like Baaa or Crash!
Onomatopoeia
The month we finished learning how to read informative texts for type of structure used.
May
Number of UN Sustainable Development Goals
17
The author of The Island
Armin Greder
Events, images, or words that repeat
What is Again and Again?
(reading signposts - fiction)
A comparison between two unlike things that does not use like or as.
A metaphor
(a simile uses like or as)
The month we went on a field trip to downtown KL
December
Parts of culture that are immaterial but are passed down across time like skills, knowledge, etc.
Intangible Cultural Heritage
Who wrote the following lines:
I speak like you
I think like you
I create like you
Rita Joe, in the poem "I Lost My Talk"
Use of language that leaves no doubt about a situation or event, perhaps exaggerates or overstates a case.
Extreme or Absolute Language.
(reading signposts - nonfiction)
The three rhetorical devices used in writing, in particular speeches.
The month we finished our Speak Out Persuasive Speeches
March
Ms. Musk's favourite rabbit
"white" rabbit!
The name of the writer who wrote the original "Where I'm From" poem
George Ella Lyon
This signpost is found in both fiction and nonfiction texts.
Contrast and Contradictions
Visuals make use of this technique a lot, but different cultures may interpret the meaning differently.
Color
The month we wrote our "This I Believe" personal narrative stories.
November
Number of levels on the Pyramid of Hate
5
The author of Lost in Translation (untranslatable words)
Ella Frances Sanders
A quick strategy to help you figure out what information you should take notes on.
a feature of a visual text which the audience's eyes will follow a path towards when viewing the image
Vectors
The month we used chopstick to look at cultural rules and behaviour
August
The spices used in Ms Musk's spicy cookie recipe
Cayenne pepper and cinnamon