Figurative Language
What is a simile?
A simile is a literary device that compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"
Homecoming Parade
Why is " A Good Lie" an appropriate title for Laurel Snyder's personal narrative?
The story revolves around a lie and how lies are typically bad. However, the lie Lily tells helps protect her from an embarrassing situation.
This person runs the school. She wears glasses. She has black hair. She has her own office. You can see her drinking from a Starbucks cup everyday. She is in the gym during lunch. She used to be a teacher at Hiawatha long ago. Who is it?
Mrs. Meyer
What is a personal narrative?
A personal narrative is a piece of nonfiction writing told in the first person by someone who was involved in the events being described
What is personification?
When you give human characteristics to inanimate objects.
Explain the purpose of the isolation ward.
It keeps individuals who are contagious away from others to prevent infection.
Why did Condolezza Rice's father become a feminist?
He became a feminist because he had a daughter and wanted her to believe that she could be anything she wanted.
This person loves math. She wears glasses every day and has her own office space near the third-grade classrooms. She use to be a first grade teacher but now she doesn't have her own classroom. Who is it?
Mrs. Kalfas
What are sensory details?
Sensory details refer to descriptions that include touch, sight, taste, sound, and smell
What literary device is being used?
The pencil jumped off the desk.
Personification
Explain what we learn about Peg's parents during the milkshake incident?
Possible answer: Their love for Peg is deep, and they are desperate to help her even if that means breaking the rules.
They will do anything to make her feel better.
Why does the narrator from "The Farm" leave her home?
She thought she could walk around the world.
This teacher works in 5th grade. He has worked with Mrs. Horne before. He is italian and has short hair. Who is he?
Mr. Scianna
What are some character traits for Peg?
any reasonable answer:
She is determined
She is strong
What figurative language is being used:
The classroom was a buzzing beehive during group work
Why does Peg say she feels closer to Tommy than her friends back at school?
Peg has faced death and has polio. Tommy has also experienced this and can relate to her.
Why does the narrator go into such detail about guavas? What significance do they have?
Guavas remind her of her childhood and her time in Puerto Rico.
This person is a teacher. She wears glasses and is short. She has 1 daughter. She speaks Spanish. Her room is close to the bathroom on the second floor.Who is she?
Mrs. Scott
Give an example of cause and effect seen in Small Steps.
Answers will vary
Peg battled polio,she became stronger because of it.
Peg is not able to swallow and get nutrients, her parents give her a milkshake.
Peg is diagnosed with polio, she is put in an isolation ward.
The storm knocked angrily on our roof last night.
What is the purpose of using figurative language here?
This illustrates that there was a heavy storm.
How does Peg change from the beginning of the story to the end?
Initially, she is concerned about trivial matters. By the end, she becomes "stronger" and isn't worried about unimportant things because she had faced death.
What do you think the narrator means when she says the lie made her a better person?
"I think it was a gift. It changed me and made me a better person." pg 6
The narrator explains that the lie helped her understand how to be a better friend in the future. She recognized that certain lies were a gift because they helped and caused no harm.
This person has children who attend Hiawatha. They love to read and love to help out at school events. They wear glasses and you can see them at least once a week.
Mrs. Escobedo.
Correct the following sentence ( 4 mistakes)
Viola jealously stared at ollie’s pudding. She had not had pudding in weeks. Give me a taste she said.
Viola jealously stared at Ollie’s pudding. She had not had pudding in weeks. “Give me a taste,” she said.