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Figurative Language
Elements of
Poetry
Graphic Features
Organizational Features
Reference
Sources
100
The cat is like a pillow. This is a... simile metaphor onomatopoeia idiom
Simile
100
Do all poems have to rhyme?
No.
100
What is a type of chart we have used for cause and effect?
T-chart
100
What is the first organizational feature you see in a text?
the Title
100
To find a better word for bad what reference source should you use?
Thesaurus
200
The students are monkeys. What are the two nouns being compared?
Students and monkeys
200
What is a verse?
A line of poetry.
200
What type of graphic feature would you use for compare and contrast?
a venn diagram.
200
Where can I go to find the different chapters and page numbers?
Table of Contents
200
Henry needs to do research of the Great Wall of China. He has never even heard of it before. What reference source should he use?
Encyclopedia
300
What does the idiom "it's raining cats and dogs" actually mean?
That it is raining A LOT.
300
Mad Mike made a mountain of mashed potatoes. What is this an example of?
Alliteration
300
What are three types of graphs we learned about?
bar, line, and pie
300
While reading, Jesus comes across a word he does not know. It seems like it is important to the text. Where should he go to find out what it means?
the Glossary
300
The students are doing a project on whales. Their teacher asked them to find out where the whales live during the year and where they move to (migration). What reference source should they use?
Atlas
400
The clouds are crying. What type of figurative language is this? And what does it mean?
It is personification, and it means that it is raining.
400
The dog was very very very very mad, so he went BARK! What are the TWO elements of poetry found in this text?
Repetition and onomatopoeia
400
What graphic feature would help you understand what a place looks like?
a map
400
David was reading chapter 3 of his textbook. He came across what looked like a smaller title that separated sections. What is this feature called?
Heading
400
You are the BEST soccer player in your school, and you decided that you want to try out for a local competetive club team. You want to know what your options are, where could you find this information?
The Web, or Internet
500
Make up a simile and explain what it means.
various
500
The boy's name is John, And he likes to eat cheese. He will eat and eat and eat Until he falls down on his knees. What is the rhyme scheme for this stanza?
ABCB
500
Jennifer has ten important events that she wants to organize chronologically (in time order). What would be the best way she could do this?
A timeline
500
Eric is doing a research project on snakes, and he found a book about snakes in the library. He doesn't want to waste time and read the whole thing. He only needs information on rattlesnakes. What feature should he use to find this information?
Index
500
A farmer wants to plant twice as much corn this year, but he recently moved to a different state. He needs to know when the best time (month of the year) would be to plant the corn, and how the weather is going to affect his crops. What reference source should he use?
Almanac