Writing
What is an Opinion?
A persons way of think about something based on their feelings; not always based on facts or knowledge.
What does central idea mean when referring to a story?
The most important idea in the story; what the story is mostly about.
What is Main Idea?
What are supporting details?
The main idea is the most important idea in the text. It's what the text is about. Supporting details help support the main idea. In Informational text these could be specific facts about your topic.
What is a noun? and give an example
A person, place or thing; can be an idea
Examples could be; a classmate, an astronaut, a dog, a cat, a pencil, etc
In June, What season is it?
Summer
What are some examples of linking words that connect ideas when writing?
Also, Another, And, More, But
Who is the main character in a story? Who are the secondary characters?
The main character is the most important character in the story. The secondary characters are the other characters who are involved in the story.
What is cause and effect?
A cause is something that produces an event or condition; an effect is what results from the event or condition.
Example: A big wave crashed on shore while I was walking causing me to trip and scrape my knee.
What is a Verb? Give the definition and an example
An Action Word
Examples could be; run, jump. skip, write, dance, etc
What is served in the cafeteria on Friday's?
Pizza
What is a Narrator?
The person telling the story.
What is a Stanza in a poem?
The groups of lines
What does Author's Purpose mean? and What is Author's Point of View?
The Author's reason for writing the story; The Author's view on a topic (how they feel)
What is an adjective?
An adjective describes a noun. It could be a color, a size, a shape, a texture or a feeling.
What is our school mascot?
Coyote
What should a sentence always end in? and What are the three types?
Punctuation; a period, an exclamation point, and a question mark
How do illustrations in a story help the reader?
They help the reader by creating a mood, emphasize characteristics of a character, or they could show the setting.
They help show the reader what they are reading about.
What does compare and contrast mean?
Compare is how they are the same; contrast is how they are different
When a person is speaking in the text it will have what around it? This is an example of what?
It will have quotation marks; this is an example of dialogue
What is Miss.Simmons favorite food?
Mac and Cheese
My favorite kinds of ice cream are chocolate vanilla strawberry and cookie dough.
What is this sentence missing that is needed when sorting items in a sentence?
a comma is missing separating the flavors
What is a theme?
The theme is an idea that continues through a whole story; a topic.
A message woven throughout the story; love, kindness, bravery
What is synthesizing?
The most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic and putting them together to create a piece of writing on the topic
What is Present Tense? What is Past Tense?
Present Tense is happening now in the present; past tense happened in the past or it already happened
What continent do we live in?
North America