Expository
Expository stories are usually written to
A. Paraphrase the beginning, middle, and end of a story.
B. Entertain the reader
C. Provide the reader with information, facts, and details
D. Persuade the reader to do something
C. Provide the reader with information, facts, and details
Describe what a biography is.
A story about someones life written by someone else.
A fly and a flea in a flu
Were imprisoned, so what could they do?
Said the fly, "Let us flee!"
"Let us fly!" said the flea
And they flew through a flaw in the flue.
Which lines in the poem rhyme?
A. Lines 3 and 4 B. Lines 1 and 5
C. Lines 1 and 2 and 5 D. Lines 2 and 4
c. flue, do, flue
Fiction is a story that is usually written to
A. Give information, facts and details
B. Entertain the reader
C. Provide the reader with information
D. Persuade the reader to do something
B. Entertain the reader
When a question asks about a specific paragraph or section, what should we do?
Reread that section
Look at the stop and jot notes and what we highlighted.
Ask ourselves, what is happening here?
What is the section heading?
Read, Legacy of Dreams, Time Magazine, p54-55
Which section would be most helpful to someone wanting to find out why the children of immigrants return to run their family's business?
Coming Home to the Family Business
Read Mary Youngblood in the Time Magazine, p68
The photograph is included in the selection to...
A. to explain why the flute is important
B. to show that Mary is proud of her flute
C. to understand how many albums Mary has recorded
D. To show how she has won many awards
B, to show that Mary is proud of her flute.
Said the fly, "Let us flee!"
"Let us fly!" said the flea
Flee and Flea are examples of homophones. Why?
homophones are words that sound the same, but they have different spellings and meanings.
Flea and Flee are also examples of alliteration for the beginning sound.
The plot of a story includes...
A. Sequence of events
B. The problem being solved.
C. A list of characters
D. Facts and opinions
A. Sequence of events
How do you define the meaning of dialogue?
The conversations between characters
Legacy of Dreams
The author probably wrote this selection to
A. Explain why immigrants leave their home country.
B. Convince the reader to start their own business.
C. Compare different types of businesses in the United States.
D. Provide details about how many immigrants come to the US, work in basic jobs, and eventually own their own business
D. Provide details about how many immigrants come to the US, work in basic jobs, and eventually own their own business
Which sentence from the paragraph shows that Mary is special and unique.
A. Mary has recorded many albums and received lots of awards.
B. Mary is a Native American.
C. Mary is the first woman to play it professionally.
D. Mary was born in Seattle, Washington on June 24th.
C. Mary is the first woman to play it professionally.
What is unique about a narrative poem that lyrical, humorous, and free verse do not do?
tells a story through poetry
If you are given an unknown word and provided the dictionary meanings of the word, do you need a dictionary. Why or Why not?
Example: The teachers will have to judge the science projects to determine a winner.
judge:
1. to listen to and decide in a court case
2. to choose the winner of a contest
3. to form an opinion about someone
4. to make a careful guess
No
You are already provided with what the dictionary will say. You need to LOOK BACK and decide what is happening at that point in the story. Use CONTEXT CLUES.
List three elements that a lyrical poem could have.
About feelings
About nature
About a moment in time
Sing song rhythm
Rhyming words
Legacy of Dreams
Why do many immigrants get jobs that require little skills when they arrive in America?
They may not speak much English and have little education.
Read, Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass, p62 Time Magazine
What is the meaning of the word foe as used in the third paragraph?
A. Friend B. Enemy C. Brother D. President
B. Enemy
*R. L. Stevenson except, Bed in Summer
In winter I get up at night
And dress by yellow candle light
These two lines help the reader...
A. feel the temperature of the room
B. visualize the light from the candle
C. understand why the reader is up early
B. visualize the light from the candle
What are our expectations and strategies when determining the summary of a fictional story?
someone, wanted, but, so, then
BME
Make sure that the best choice includes the ending!
What is the meaning of superb as used in the second paragraph of Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass (p62 Time Magazine)
A. terrible
B. extraordinary
C. scary
D. proud
B. extraordinary
Legacy of Dreams
Many grown children of immigrants are coming back to help with the family business because...
A. The parents are too old to work anymore.
B. The businesses are not doing well without them.
C. They don't come back, they dislike it too much.
D. The grown children realize they have ideas that they can help make the business even better.
D. The grown children realize they have ideas that they can help make the business even better.
How were Lincoln and Douglass similar?
A. Both wanted an end to the nation's slavery quickly.
B.Both cared about freeing slaves.
C. Both men lived in the White House at some point.
D. Both helped write the Declaration of the United States.
B.Both cared about freeing slaves.
Time Magazine
Read the poem, Today is Very Boring by Jack Prelutsky on page 28. Why does the poet repeat the lines, today is very boring?
A. To make it a free verse poem
B. To emphasize the boredom experienced by the speaker
C. To list the reasons why the speaker is bored
B. To emphasize the boredom experienced by the speaker.
How do we complete a sequencing diagram, even when we are super tired?
1. label the boxes
2. locate the paragraphs the events are in
3. locate the paragraphs of the choices
4. make sure that what we want to select is in the correct sequence!
What does it mean to VISUALIZE?
What are the five senses that writers use to make stories more interesting?
To imagine
Touch, Taste, Sound, Sight, Hearing/sound