Word Meaning
What does "word meaning" refer to
"word meaning" refers to the skill of determining the definition of words and phrases
What are the three types of story elements?
character, setting, and plot
What makes figurative language special?
Acceptable Answers:
The difference between literal and figurative.
Figurative language makes writing fun
To add depth, creativity, or emotional appeal to a message.
What are questions that can be asked to find main idea?
Who and What
Describe and define how synonyms are used as context clues.
The author uses a word with a similar meaning to explain the unknown word.
What is the difference between denotation and connotation?
Denotation | Meaning: The literal, dictionary definition of a word. Characteristic: Clear, direct, and straightforward.
Connotation| Meaning: The emotional, cultural, or implied meaning beyond the literal definition. Characteristic: Subjective, based on opinion, interpretation, and emotional.
Characters can be defined as?
People, animals, or aliens who speak and act in a story
Name two types of figurative language?
Answers will vary:
Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration, Hyperbole, etc.
What are two reading strategies that can help you find main idea?
Annotating Text and Asking questions
What is inference?
The reader must use logic and the information in the surrounding sentences to infer the meaning of the word.
Name two strategies that can be used to find word meaning.
Acceptable Answers:
Context Clues, or a type of context clue
Figure of Speech (Figurative Language)
Parts of a word
Setting can be defined as?
where and when the story takes place
the time, place, and environment where a narrative unfolds– physical landscape, historical period, social context, and even the weather
What is the difference between figurative language and literal language?
Literal | Meaning: The exact, straightforward dictionary definition. Purpose: To communicate facts or give clear, direct instructions.
Figurative |Meaning: Symbolic or implied meaning that requires interpretation. Purpose: To add depth, creativity, or emotional appeal to a message.
Identify the main idea:
A Job of Baby Dolphins
As soon as baby dolphins are born, they have a job to do. They must swim to the top of the water for their first breath of air. Baby dolphins need to do this very fast. They must breathe air right away like you and me. Sometimes young dolphins cannot do this. They are not strong enough, or start to swim down instead of up. The older dolphins must help. They have to swim under the troubled baby and bump it to the top of water. The new baby is then able to catch its first breath of air.
Where may you find context clues when trying to find definition of a word?
The clue may appear within the same sentence as the word to which it refers, or it may follow in the next sentence.
Affix means?
word part
Plot can be defined as?
The action(s) that move(s) a story forward
What’s taking place in the story/what’s going on
Give an example of an onomatopoeia.
Answers will vary: BANG, CHA-CHING, BOOM, PURR, MEOW, WOOF, BAM, ETC
Fill in the blanks:
______ is the most important person, place, or thing in this passage? (noun)
_______ is the most important action? (verb)
What are context clues?
Context Clues are hints that the author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word.
Prefix- prefix is a group of letters added to the beginning of a root word to change its meaning
Suffix-group of letters added to the end of a root word to change its meaning or grammatical function
Root Word-main part of word that carries core meaning
What is a story element?
A story element is something that contributes to a story, one of several building blocks that make it effective.
Give an example of personification.
Answers will vary
What are the steps in finding main idea?
1. Read the text.
2. Ask who and what questions.
Who is the most important person, place, or thing?
What is the most important action?
3. Combine the who and what information together to form the main idea.--> write this as a complete sentence.
4. Justify your main idea by making connection to the key details in the passage (where, when, why, how questions).
What does the acronym I.D.E.A.S stand for?
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Definition
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