Context Clues
The restaurant was formal, so I bought a new suit. What does "formal" mean?
upscale, dressy
Writing using the pronouns I, me, and my.
What is first person?
What is another way to describe the main idea?
The main idea is what the passage or reading section is mainly about.
"I have the measles and the mumps,
a gash, a rash and purple bumps."
What poetry element does this poem have?
What is Rhyme Scheme?
The name for the group of characters in a play
What is cast of characters?
The student strives to get an A on the test. What does "strives" mean?
try or tries
Joanne and Lilly were both thinking that the blue dress would be perfect for the other. They both said there was no dress in their interest. They both came back later and found the other buying the same dress.
What is third-person?
What is the theme of a story?
What is the hidden message?
A paragraph in a poem that is larger than a line, but not the whole poem.
What is a stanza?
These are the words that tell what the characters should be doing while on stage. These words are usually in (parenthesis).
What are stage directions?
The girl had a very distinct way of dressing. She did not dress like the rest of the crowd. What does "distinct" mean?
different
Who is Speaking in this passage?
Dave and Anne think about each other all day.
What is the narrator?
What is the difference between the main idea of a story and the theme of a story?
What is... the main idea of a story is what the story is mostly about, and the theme is a lesson you can learn from the story.
Comparing two things without using the words like or as--instead, often using the words "is" or "are"
What is a metaphor
This gives details about the time and place that the story took place.
What is setting?
The town is so rural that most of the residents are cows! What does "rural" mean?
country
"It's just that I don't know your name. I thought you were the receiver, but you said that now I'm the receiver. So I don't know what to call you." The man had sat back down in the comfortable upholstered chair. What point of view is this?
What is third person?
We read a story about a peasant and a cucumber, what was the theme of this story?
What is "Enjoy/value what you have?"
OR
What is "Don't get too ahead of yourself."
Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what your going to get?
What figurative language is this an example of?
What is a simile?
Lines that are spoken between two or more characters
What is dialogue?
Cheerleaders are a boisterous group. They spend a lot of time jumping and shouting to energize the players and the fans. What does "boisterous" mean?
loud, noisy, energetic
This point of view tells the reader exactly what is going on inside various characters’ heads in regards to their thoughts and feelings, while also showing their actions.
What is third person?
We read a fairy tale about a small boy becoming a messenger, what was the theme of this story?
What is to be persistent?
A group of words in a poem that go from the left to the right and may or may not have punctuation at the end.
What is line?
What the main parts of a drama or play are broken up into.
What are acts and scenes?