Phonics & Word Analysis
What does the root "tele" mean in "telephone"
Far or Distant
What happens at the beginning of Pecos Bill and the Bear Lake Monster
A cowpoke told Bill a story about the monster
What type of poem has 5 lines, a funny topic, and AABBA
Limerick
What is theme
The lesson or message the author wants you to learn
Her eyes sparkled like diamonds
Simile
What does the prefix "un-" mean in unhappy
Not or opposite of
What is the rising action of Pecos Bill and the Bear Lake Monster
Bill went to Bear Lake to catch the monster
What type of poem has no rhyme or rhythm
Free Verse
What is a main idea
The most important idea the author wants you to know
That test was a nightmare
Metaphor
Change run into a word meaning "someone who runs"
Runner
What is the climax of Pecos Bill and the Bear Lake Monster
The monster comes out of the water and Bill is ready to tackle it
What type of poem has rhyming lines and a steady rhythm
Rhyme Verse
What is the difference between theme and main idea
Theme = lesson learned
Main idea = What the text is mostly about
I told you a million times to sit down
Hyperbole
What two smaller words make up sunflower
Sun + flower
What is the resolution of Pecos Bill and the Bear Lake Monster
Bill flung the monster across the ocean to Loch Ness, Scotland
What poem usually has 3 lines and describes nature or a moment in time
Haiku
How can you find the theme of a story
Character development & Plot
Rays of sunshine danced through the trees
Personification
What does biweekly mean
Every two weeks
What type of story is Pecos Bill and the Bear Lake Monster
(Tall tale, fairy tale, myth...)
Tall tale
A poem has 5 lines that rhyme (AABBA) and makes you laugh. Another has 3 lines about the wind with no rhyme. What kinds of poems are they
1. Limerick
2. Haiku
What is the theme of Pecos Bill and the Bear Lake Monster
No matter how big a challenge, you can overcome it
Barking up the wrong tree
Idiom