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The branch of literature dealing with facts and reality.
newspapers& magazines
textbooks encyclopedias biographies & autobiographies
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Reading: Informational Text
Reading: Foundational Skills Writing Language
Speaking and Listening
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engageTo occupy, hold, and involve the attention
of the audience.Engaging the audience is an important presentation skill.
Greg engaged the audience
with eye contact,
multimedia, humor, and questions.
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A word that describes a noun.
adjectiveThat is my one, big, happy, brown,
three-year-old, Hungarian dog.
Types of adjectives: descriptive, age,
possessive, quantity, material, location,
origin, & interrogative.
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Claims are supported with evidence.
claimEvidence1. They play2. They learn 3. They problem-solve
Claim:Whales are smart.
A statement to be proven; a judgement.
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The tree invited us to play
and climb.
invited
personificationFigurative language
that makes a non-human thing
seem human.
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figurativelanguageSpeech or writing that departs from normal meaning or sound
to create a special effect.
alliteration hyperbole
idiomsmetaphors
onomatopoeiapersonification
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The repetition of a sound in a sentence or series of sentences.
Samantha soared down
the streeton her sleek skateboard.
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alliteration
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figurativelanguageSpeech or writing that departs from normal meaning or sound
to create a special effect.
alliteration hyperbole
idiomsmetaphors
onomatopoeiapersonification
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Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to
be taken literally.
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to
be taken literally. The extra-point kick missed by a kilometer!
hyperbole
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idiom“It’s raining cats and dogs!”
A phrase that means something different
than it's literal meaning.
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metaphor A figure of speech
suggesting that two different things
are the same thing.
Life is a curly slide,
full of twists
and turns.
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onomatopoeiaThe jet zoomed across the sky.
A word that sounds like the noise or action it is describing.
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The tree invited us to play
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invited
personificationFigurative language
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proverb “You can’t teach an old dog
new tricks.”
A short, phrase that gives advice
or states a well-known truth.
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simile The ball streaked across the field like a meteor.
The ball streaked across the field like a meteor.
Figurative language that uses “like” or
“as” to make a comparison.
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6th GradeCommon Core Standards
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ELA Standard7thGrade
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.1
Conventions of Standard EnglishLanguage 7.1 (A-C)
I can show my command of English grammar and usage
when writing or speaking.
NO DANGLING MODIFIERS!
USE SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX, & COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCES.
EXPLAIN PHRASES & CLAUSES & CORRECTLY PLACE THEM WITHIN
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ELA Standard7thGrade
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.3
Key Ideas and DetailsReading: Literature 7.3
The setting is a key component of the story’s plot. For example ...
I can analyze how particular elements
of a story or drama interact.
ELA Standard7thGrade
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.3
Text Types and PurposesWriting 7.3 (A-E)
A. Engage the reader.B. Develop events or characters.C. Show time or setting changes.D. Use precise words, descriptive
details, sensory language.E. Conclude
The Space Fisherman
Once upon a time, an astronaut got hungry.
“Boy, some fresh fish sure would
be yummy right now,” he thought.
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““B f h fi“Boy some fresh fisBoy some fresh fisBoy, some fresh fisy, lh ldh sure wouldh sure wouldh sure would
b i htbe umm right nowbe yummy right now,” h th ht” he thought he thought.
I wrote a short story!
I can write narratives to develop real or fictional experiences or events.
I can use effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
I can statements!
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