Reading Comprehension
What is the theme of a story?
The lesson or message the author is trying to teach you.
What does the word predict mean?
To estimate or say something specific that will happen in the future
What is a simile? Give an example.
A comparison using like or as.
Example: She was as fast as a cheetah.
What is a topic sentence?
A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph.
How many examples should you include in your body paragraphs?
2
What does Summarizing mean?
To re tell the most important ideas from a text in a shorter way, using your own words and the most important details in the text.
What is a synonym for happy?
content, joyful, cheerful, delightful, glad, pleasant
What is a metaphor?
A comparison that says one thing is another.
Example: Time is a thief.
Name one thing that should go in a conclusion paragraph.
A restatement of the main idea or a summary of key points.
When do you use RST writing?
When your doing research task.
What’s the difference between first-person and third-person point of view?
First person is when the person is in the story. 3rd person is when they are outside of the story.
What’s the difference between literal and figurative meaning?
Literal means exactly what it says; figurative means it’s symbolic or imaginative (like in idioms or metaphors).
Identify the figurative language: "Her smile was as bright as the sun."
Simile
What transition word could connect these two ideas: I love ice cream. It melts quickly in the sun.
However or But
When do you do an ECR?
When you are being asked for evidence. Whenever you have to ANALYZE something in a story (remember, Landfill harmonic, Thair Football we analyzed themes).
What is a supporting detail for the passage?
Bees are not just buzzing insects; they play a very important role in our environment. As they fly from flower to flower collecting nectar, they also help plants grow by spreading pollen. This process, called pollination, allows fruits and vegetables to grow. Without bees, many of the foods we eat would not exist. In fact, scientists say bees are responsible for pollinating about one-third of the crops we eat every day.
As they fly from flower to flower collecting nectar, they also help plants grow by spreading pollen.
What does the prefix "un" mean?
It means NOT or opposite like unhappy
What is an idiom? Give an example.
An expression that means something different than the literal meaning of the words.
Example: It’s raining cats and dogs.
Rewrite for clarity: The dog was barking and the cat ran and then it was loud and someone knocked.
The dog barked loudly, the cat ran away, and someone knocked on the door.
When do you answer a narrative prompt?
When you are doing the Literary Analysis or Fiction texts
Bees are not just buzzing insects; they play a very important role in our environment. As they fly from flower to flower collecting nectar, they also help plants grow by spreading pollen. This process, called pollination, allows fruits and vegetables to grow. Without bees, many of the foods we eat would not exist. In fact, scientists say bees are responsible for pollinating about one-third of the crops we eat every day.
Bees are important because they help pollinate many plants we eat.
Use glimpse in a sentence
I caught a glimpse of the rainbow before it disappeared.
What figurative language is used: “His backpack was a ton of bricks.”
Metaphor
Edit this sentence: me and my sister is going to the park we like play soccer there
My sister and I are going to the park. We like to play soccer there.
What is ECR and RST writing? What should it include?
Extended Constructed response. Research Simulation Task
It should include a short introduction
Body paragraphs with topic sentence
Evidence
Explanation