Reading Vocabulary
What is a character trait?
A word that describes a person.
what is a noun?
person, place, or thing
Name 3 things that should always be capitalized
Proper nouns (specific names of people, places, or organizations), the first letter of a sentence, the pronoun I, etc.
What is a narrative?
A story
what does the suffix -able mean?
able to do...
What is the main idea?
What a paragraph or text is mostly about.
What should always go at the end of a sentence?
Punctuation. (.!?)
What do you need to do after you give text evidence?
Explain in my own words. This is important because...
This matters because...
Give an antonym for small
Large, big, huge, ginormous, gigantic, etc.
What does the prefix re- mean?
again
The message or lesson of a story is called _________
Theme, central message, moral
What is a verb?
An action word
Draw on your whiteboard how to plan an opinion writing.
O-RE-RE-O
or T-EE-EE-C
Give a synonym for cold.
freezing, chilly, icy, frigid, cool, etc.
What does the suffix -tion mean?
The act of doing something
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
Find similarities and differences
What is an adjective?
A word that describes something
Draw on your whiteboard how you would plan a narrative on MCAP.
Characters,Setting. Beginning.
Middle. End
What are the three types of writing?
Narrative, Informational, Opinion
What does the prefix mis- mean?
wrong(ly)
What do we call something specific from the text that is important and supports the main idea?
key detail
What goes around dialogue?
Quotation Marks
Draw on your whiteboard how you would plan an informational essay on MCAP
T EE EE C
What does the prefix un mean?
not/opposite of
what do the suffixes -er/-est mean? (2 answers)
more/most