An example of this is Maria did not make it to the bus stop because her alarm did not go off on time.
What is cause and effect
100
The desperate mouse scampered throughout the entire castle searching for food since it hadn't eaten for three days.
The definition of desperate using context clues
What is having an urgent need
100
A word that describes a verb
What is an adverb
100
A statement that cannot be proven and often includes how someone feels
What is an opinion
200
Words that are made up of two small words (mailbox, horseback)
What are compound words
200
The author's purpose when writing a book with the title Volcanoes: A Book of Facts
What is to inform
200
A main idea statement for a paragraph describing Abraham Lincoln's decision to begin the Civil War (THINK: Who, What, Why)
What is Abraham Lincoln decided to begin the Civil War because he wanted the country to be whole again.
200
What this is an example of:
I don't have no more dollar bills.
What is a double negative
200
The person or people reading or listening to your writing
What is an audience
300
Sequenced in order from beginning to end using dates or times
What is chronological order
300
Schema + Background Knowledge = ?
What is an inference
300
The point of view used in the sentence, "Today is the day when I am going to surprise my Uncle Tim!"
What is first person
300
two, too, to
there, their, they're
What are homophones
300
Sound words (boom, crash, howl)
What is onomatopoeia
400
Gives information on people, places, history, and things
What is an encyclopedia
400
The two major genres of writing
What are fiction and nonfiction
400
Mike doesn't know what to have for dinner. He goes to the store and finds chicken on sale. He buys it and takes it home to make homemade chicken fingers.
This is an example of this plot element.
What is conflict/resolution or problem/solution
400
The plural of goose
What is geese
400
Emotions that are felt when viewing a strong photograph or listening to a powerful story
What is the mood
500
Words that are used at the beginning or end of a paragraph to fill in the time period (then, after, therefore, finally)
What are transitional words
500
A short recap of the major events in a passage
What is a summary
500
On Christmas morning, Kris finds herself happier when her mom opens the present that she made her than when she finds a new bike in the garage.
The moral (theme) of this simple story could be...