Parts of Speech
Which word in the sentence is the NOUN:
The scruffy dog barked loudly.
dog
The curtain has a way of whispering to the shade.
What type of fig. language?
personification
Phelps Elementary School is the new elementary school in Rockland. It combines three schools into one! All students in Rockland will attend Phelps for grades 1-4. The school has two floors and 8 classrooms per grade. The school has a large gym and 2 playgrounds.
What text structure is being used?
description
Which feature is used to describe a picture or photograph.
caption
What is theme?
the message or moral of the story
Which word in the sentence is the verb?
Aishia suddenly dropped her delicious ice cream cone.
dropped
Riley was a monster after daycare and was running around the house!
What figurative language is being used?
metaphor
Mrs. Freni and Mrs. McAloon are both teachers at Jefferson. They both teach 4th grade and both will go to Phelps. Mrs. Freni is pregnant, but Mrs. McAloon is not (yet). Mrs. Freni is 31, however Mrs. McAloon is 30. Mrs. Freni has brown hair while Mrs. McAloon has blonde.
What text structure is being used
Compare & Contrast
table of contents
want/ beg/ wish for
What do pronouns replace?
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree since my mom was a teacher and so am I.
What type of figurative language is being used?
idiom
Every Morning during the week I wake up at 6 am. Then I take a shower and eat breakfast. After that I have coffee with my husband and say goodbye. Finally I get in my car and drive to work at 7:30 to start my work day.
What text structure is being used?
Sequence
This is a list of important words in the back that give you the page numbers you can find them on.
index
Mrs. McAloon believes her students should be feeling good about the MCAS. She wants her class to look at the cup half full. She wants her students to be what?
optimistic
She easily won the game last night.
What part of speech is the word easily?
adverb
BZZZZ, the bee came close to stinging me!
What type of figurative language is being used?
onomatopoeia
Since the storm has gotten worse, home owners have had to board up the windows to their homes. The houses on the water get the most damage due to the huge crashing waves.
What type of text structure is being used?
cause and effect
This is a list of bold words in the back of a nonfiction text that has the bold words and their meanings.
glossary
What are the elements of a fiction story or narrative?
setting
characters
plot
theme
point of view
problem/solution
The boy and girl wanted to help but they were told no.
What are the conjunctions?
and, but
The student will still study on Sunday to memorize RACE.
What type of figurative language is being used?
alliteration
The young boy was having trouble with long division. He decided to ask the teacher for help before school. Now he feels more confident and is getting better at long division!
What text structure is being used
problem and solution
table/ chart/ graph
Write out the complete RACE outline. Don't forget punctuation, capitalization and quotation marks.
In the article, "_____" by _____ the author discusses ____. I believe/ agree/ disagree that ______. I think think this because _____.
The text states "_____." This shows that _____. The text also states, "______." What this shows that is _____. Finally, according to the text "________." This shows that _____.
All in all_____________________.