Figurative Language
What part of speech compares two things using like or as? Provide an example.
Simile
examples will vary
Properly read this decimal 1.4
One and four tenths
Rewrite this sentence correctly (on paper or in the chat). One year edison worked in Michigan indiana and ohio.
One year, Edison worked in Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio.
When do you need to use quotation marks?
When writing something that a person/character has said (to show they are speaking).
What are two ways to write an opening sentence for opinion writing?
1. You can ask a question
2. You can set the scene
What type of figurative language is "The trees danced in the wind"?
Properly read this decimal .36
Thirty-six hundredths (or zero and thirty-six hundredths)
Rewrite this sentence correctly (on paper or in the chat). Soft drinks does not give we children no vitamins.
Soft drinks do not give us children any vitamins.
Rewrite this sentence correctly, using quotation marks.
Sally said I really like his plaid shorts.
Sally said, "I really like his plaid shorts."
Write an opening sentence about shopping using the "set the stage" technique
Answers will vary:
Example-Imagine aisles of the most comfortable, affordable, beautiful high heel shoes at your fingertips!
I love the sound of pitter-patter on the roof during rainstorms. What part of speech is pitter-patter?
onomatopoeia
Write this decimal as a mixed number 24.3
24 3/10
Rewrite this sentence correctly (on paper or in the chat). Yes i am always carful about my diet?
Yes, I am always careful about my diet.
Fix the quotation marks in the following sentence:
Ruby "asked the teacher do we have homework" today?
Ruby asked the teacher, "Do we have homework today?"
Write an opening sentence about soccer using the "ask a question" technique
Answers will vary
Example: Have you ever wondered what it would be like to feel the warm summer breeze run through your hair as you sprint down a field dribbling a ball with your feet?
What is this part of speech?
If a cat jumps out of a car window, does it become kitty litter?
Pun
Write this mixed number as a decimal 4 21/100
4.21
Rewrite this sentence correctly (on paper or in the chat). One of the longest highwayses runs almost 2,000 mile!
One of the longest highways runs almost 2,000 miles!
Fix this sentence:
There was a storm last night "Paul said."
“There was a storm last night,” Paul said.
Improve this paragraph topic sentence by adding an opening sentence before stating your opinion. You may ask a question or set the scene!
Tumbling rocks is my favorite activity.
What part of speech is it when someone exaggerates and says....“I have a million things to do”
Hyperbole
Add the decimals
2.4 plus 3.16
2.4
+ 3.16
________
5.56
Did she get it correct?
John said I really hate when it's hot outside.
John said, “I really hate when it’s hot outside.”
Write three detailed sentences for the following opening and opinion.
Have you ever tasted something so sweet, salty, crunchy, and scrumptious that it melts in your mouth? If not, you should try caramel butterscotch popcorn! It is the most delicious snack in the world!
Answers will vary