Reading
What is theme?
The moral or the lesson of the story.
What does the beginning of every sentence need to start with?
A capital letter
What part of speech is the Italic word?
She quickly ran up the stairs.
Adverb
What is the Newton mascot?
A Knight
Is this a simile or a metaphor?
She is as cute as a button!
simile
What is the difference between fiction and non fiction?
Fiction is a made up story. Non fiction is factual and true.
Is "I think green beans taste terrible" an example of a fact or an opinion?
Opinion
What part of speech is the Italic word?
The pepperoni pizza was my favorite.
adjective
Who is Newton's principal?
Mr. Wyckhuyse
What does this metaphor mean: After studying all night, Steven was a zombie at school the next day.
Steven was very tired.
What does setting mean?
where and when the story takes place
What does the end of every sentence need?
punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation mark)
What part of speech is the Italic word?
She wrote a story about her family.
verb
What are Newton's colors?
Black and red
What is the hyperbole?
Robert was frozen solid after walking to work during the snow storm.
frozen solid
What does Main Idea mean?
What should you do before you say you are finished with any writing assignment?
Edit (read it to yourself, listen to your writing)
What part of speech is the Italic word?
She ate three, large, round delicious apples.
adjective
Who is Newton Middle School named after?
Sir Isaac Newton
"Sally sold shells by the sea shore."
is this personification, alliteration, hyperbole or a metaphor?
Alliteration
Cathryn carried the delicate china to the table very carefully. What does delicate mean?
fragile, breakable
Fix this sentence
julie asked if we are going to park meadows mall.
Julie if we are going to Park Meadows mall.
What is a synonym for dark?
light
What day is the last day of school?
Friday
What is the personification: The sun was fiercely determined to push through the sleepy clouds.
determined, push through
What is a inference?
A guess using evidence from the text and your background knowledge or schema.
What does RACES stand for?
Restate, Answer, Cite (evidence), Explain, Summary
What is an antonym for happy?
sad
What time do we get out of school on the last day?
1:00
Is this a metaphor, simile, personification, idiom or alliteration? What does it mean?
It cost an arm and a leg.
Idiom
It cost a lot of money.
Where is Kendra going?
Kendra cannot wait to go to the fair with her sister Callie on Saturday. They go to the fair every year when it comes to town.
To the fair
Answer this question:
What is your favorite food?
My favorite food is I_________.
What part of speech is the Italic word?
I ran across the classroom to see my friends!
noun
What grade will you be in next year?
7th grade!
Is this personalification, idiom, hyperbole, metaphor or simile?
The flowers danced in the wind.
personification