Poetry
Poetry word for a sentence
What is... a line
These support your main idea
What is... details
What is the first thing you do when you get a poem?
What is number the lines and stanzas.
Purpose of an article talking about endangered species in Texas
What is... Inform you
What is a drama?
What is... it tells a story
A group or section of lines in a poem
What is... a stanza
The main idea tells you
What is... what the story is mostly about
What is the strategy you use to write a summary while you read the story?
What is... make small notes or blurbs beside each paragraph telling what it was talking about
Elements of plot
(Answer how we did the mirror for this)
What is... Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
These are usually in italics and in parentheses ( )
What are... stage directions
Poems that do not rhyme
What is... a free verse poem
Where do you look for a hint to find the main idea?
What is... the first sentence or paragraph and the last sentence or paragraph and the title
What is the Strategy for writing a summary for a fiction story
What is... somebody, wanted, but, so, then
Theme is
What is... the message or lesson the author wants you to learn
What do stage directions do?
What is... tell the actors how to act and say things
why do poets include figurative and descriptive language in their poems?
What is... to create a mental picture in your mind
When finding the main idea, you should look for _________ words.
What is... repeated
What is a simile?
What is... a comparison of two things using like or as
Jimmy pushed snooze too many times so he overslept and missed the school bus. His mom had already left for work. What was the effect?
what is... he had to walk to school
When two characters are speaking with each other
What is... dialogue
Why do people write poetry?
What is... they want to express their thoughts and feelings
You really know how important a clean kitchen is if you live in the same small place for weeks. Everyone needs to have a clean kitchen so they are healthy. A dirty kitchen can make people sick. Astronauts are people who travel on space ships. They need to have a very clean home. They travel far from Earth. We need clean kitchens everywhere on earth and in space. The main idea of this paragraph is
What is... the importance of keeping a kitchen clean
What is the point of view where the narrator is a character in the story?
What is... 1st person
A metaphor
What is... compares two different things without using like or as
Read this line a loud:
Amelia: (sighing and looking down at her shoes) Why didn’t I get picked for a part in the musical? I thought I tried my best.
Read with expression and voice