grammar
A story based on experiences
What is a Personal narrative?
What is the difference between a fact and an opinion?
a fact is something that has data to tell you its true, an opinion is what you believe to be true.
What is the main idea of a text?
The most important thing or things happening in the story.
Onomatopoeia is.....
sound words!
Wham!
Visuals that help you understand non fiction text
What are illustrations, photographs, tables and charts?
alliteration is.....
When you have words that all start with the same letter.
An apple appears around the arena.
What does a pronoun do in a sentence?
It takes the place of a noun in a sentence.
What is the RACE strategy and why do we use it?
R-restate the questions
A-answer
Cite the text
Explain the text
We use it to help answer open response questions.
The way a character acts or does a certain something
What is character trait?
How is a poem different from other writing?
it can have rhyming words, it has verses or stanzas, it is creative.
a complete sentence needs...
What is a subject (noun), an action or detail, capitalization and punctuation
How many sentences are in a paragraph? How many in an essay?
Paragraph-3-4 sentences
essay-12-16 sentences (4 paragraphs)
Why is it important to go back into the story to re-read before answering a question?
To make sure you understand the story, know the details, and have evidence to support your answer.
What are the important parts of writing an introduction, and a conclusion?
Introduction-must have a hook, tells the main idea of what you are writing about
Conclusion-needs a closing sentence, can't end with "the end.", can tell your opinion, what you learned or where to find more information.
What is a flat character?
A character that does not have a lot of back story, is very simple, not complex.