Language Arts Review

Summarizing

100

What does the "somebody" stand for?

What is... the character in the story?

200

What is the "but" in Finding Nemo?

What is..... Nemo gets swept up by divers and taken to an aquarium?

300

Tell me what is missing, "somebody,_______, but, so, ______"

What is.... wanted and then?

400

When summarizing, you only want to give someone the ________. Not too much and not too little. (Like a movie trailer)

What is....the gist?

500

Tell me what the "somebody, wanted, but, so, then" model stands for.

What is... somebody is the character, wanted is the character's goal, but is the problem, so is the solution, and then is the conclusion.

Main Idea

100

What is the main idea? 

What is.... that's what it's all about! 

200

What are the details in the story that help you find the main idea?

What are... supporting details?

300

Around how many supporting details should you identify in a story?

What is.. 3?

400

Can the main idea be the author's opinion? (NOT YOURS)

What is.... yes?

500

What is the main idea of the Three Little Pigs?

What is....the pigs learn to never take the easy way out? The only pig's house that was left standing was the brick home. 

Compare/Contrast

100

If you compare two things, you want to see how they are ________. 

What is.... similar/the same/alike?

200

If you contrast two things, you want to see how they are________?

What is.... different/unlike?

300

What is the graphic organizer that you use to compare or contrast two things called?

What is.... a venn diagram?

400

When the two circles of the venn diagram overlap, what does the middle section represent?

What is.... how are the two things similar?

500

Compare a pig to a bear in 3 different ways...

1.

2.

3.

What is......

1. Both animals

2. Both have a tail

3. Both are mammals, etc.

Fact/Opinion

100

What is a fact?

What is... something you can prove/verify?

200

What is an opinion?

What is... something that you can not prove/something that is only true to you?

300

If someone agrees with your opinion, does that make it a fact?

What is... NO?

400

Fact or opinion: the water clock is the most fascinating form of ancient timekeeping

What is.. an OPINION?

500

Can someone disagree with a fact? 

What is... no?

Random Review

100

What are the lines in a poem?

What is.... single sentences/lines?

200

What are stanzas in a poem?

What is.... a paragraph?

300

What is the author's purpose in creating a flier?

What is.... to persuade?

400

What is the effect of not doing your homework?

What is..... (any type of punishment)

500

What does the suffix -less mean?

What is.... less than/does not have?