Stories
For both "Dare to Dream" and "This is What Courage Looks Like," the idea that you keep going even when things get rough is the ____
Theme
What is the point of text features?
To help readers understand the text
What is the message about life an author wants you to get from the reading called?
theme
Matthew redeemed himself with his parents after he had failed a class in school by bringing his grade up to a C.
What does redeemed mean in that sentence?
Fixed things - got himself right again
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile uses like or as to compare and a metaphor doesn't.
Malcolm X said ____________ made him free after he started to use the _______________ to learn new words.
education/learning
dictionary
What do you use to look up definitions of words and where is it located?
The glossary
In the back
What the author tells you + what you already know = what?
Inference
What type of reading is it that takes a real event in history and adds in some made-up dialogue or actions?
Historical fiction
What figurative language does this sentence contain?
The chair tripped me when I went by.
Personification
What part of plot is it when Corrine kills Severine with the seed from her pendant?
Climax
The title and headings in a text help tell you
what the story or section is about
One type of word just gives a dictionary definition, and one type of word is about the feelings attached. Connotation is which one?
the feelings attached to a word - They can be positive, neutral, or negative
Jim was lurking in the bushes by Jae's house so that he wouldn't be seen as they snuck off to a party.
What does lurking mean in this sentence?
Hiding out to do something wrong
Name the two figurative language devices used here:
You are like an angel.
Your wings and halo shine with your goodness.
Simile
Metaphor
Why was Claudette Colvin arrested?
She refused to give up her seat on a bus.
What is the point of bold or colored words in texts?
To tell you they are important - often vocabulary words
What is it called when you use words in the text to help you figure out new meanings? What are the different types we learned?
Context clues - definitions, examples, comparisons, and contrasts
I am relish summer when I can relax. However, Jason is not because he will be in school and going to his job. What kind of context clue helps you figure out the term relish? definition, example, comparison, contrast What was the signal word?
Contrast
However
Bam! The burst of the balloon blew out the candle.
What two types of figurative language are used in the sentences above?
Onomatopoeia and alliteration
In "Mother to Son," the mother's message to her son is that he should
keep going when things get rough (or something like that)
What kinds of text features can give you lots of information very quickly in a visual form? (You just look at it.)
picture, drawing, map, graph, table
What is it when one things stands for or represents another - like a heart for love?
Symbolism
The author's attitude toward the topic of the writing is called what?
tone
Name two types of rhyme are used in this section of "Heart on Ice" and what they are.
While at my nana house I play the couch, starin' at the ceiling
Tryin' not to get in my feelings
Thinkin' of a way I could make these millions
Maybe that'll take this pain away and clear up all these rainy days
internal rhyme - away and days (also near)
near/slant rhyme - ceiling and feelings