DAILY WORD3RD QUARTER

PRACTICE WITH

LITERARY TERMS

1/30/14 FACT & OPINIONDirections: Copy the information below. Then, write

one sentence that is a fact and one sentence that is an opinion. Label which is a fact, and which is an opinion.

Fact – information that can be proven or backed upOpinion – information that can not be proven; a

personal view or attitude Ex. Fact – L. Frank Baum wrote “The Wizard

of Oz.” Ex. Opinion - Her house is really beautiful.

1/31/14 FACT & OPINION

Directions: Copy each statement below. Write F after it if it’s a fact, and write O after it if it’s an opinion.

1.) Mr. Jones has two sons and one daughter.

2.) Nine plus one equals ten.

3.) That boy is the nicest student in the school.

4.) It is understood that teachers feel overworked.

5.) My friend has six fingers on one hand.

2/3/14 POINT OF VIEW

Directions: Copy the definition, and answer the two questions below.

Point of View – the position of the narrator in relation to the story; the perspective from which a story is told.

Answer: What point of view was the book Hatchet told from?

Answer: What point of view was the short story, “The Tell-Tale Heart” told from?

2/4/14 POINT OF VIEW

Directions: Copy the information below. After each type of point of view, write what you know about it already, or what you think it is.

Different types of point of view:

1.First Person Point of View -

2.Second Person Point of View -

3.Third Person Point of View -

4.Omniscient Point of View -

2/7/14 POINT OF VIEW

Directions: Complete Journal #6 below.

Write one full paragraph about what students typically do on snow days; however, it must be written in third person point of view.

This means –first-person pronouns should NOT BE used.

5-7 sentences are required for a full paragraph.

2/10/14 TONEDirections: Copy the information below. Answer the

question at the bottom.

Tone: attitude a speaker or author uses toward a subject, character, etc. (What is the tone of the voice?)

- Tone can be described in a single word – typically an adjective.

Examples: joyous, humorous, serious, angry, ironic, etc….

- If you change a story’s point of view, tone may also change.

Question: What is the speakers tone in “The Tell-Tale Heart”?

2/12/14 MAIN IDEA & DETAILS

Directions: Copy the definitions below.

Main Idea

the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text, which tells the reader what the text is about

Supporting Details

any item that is used to back up the main idea of a paragraph or larger section of text (fact, description, example, etc.)

2/13/14 MAIN IDEA & DETAILSDirections: Read the passage below from the book, The

Adventures of Tom Sawyer. In this passage, Tom’s town believes that he and his friends have drowned. In fact, Tom and his friends are alive and planning to surprise the town by appearing at their funeral. Write one sentence for the main idea. Then, find between 4-5 supporting details and list them under your main idea (also using complete sentences).

“BUT there was no hilarity in the little town that same tranquil Saturday afternoon. The Harpers, and Aunt Polly’s family, were being put into mourning, with great grief and many tears. An unusual quiet possessed the village, although it was ordinarily quiet enough, in all conscience. The villagers conducted their concerns with an absent air, and talked little; but they sighed often. The Saturday holiday seemed a burden to the children. They had no heart in their sports, and gradually gave them up.”

2/13/14 MAIN IDEA & DETAILS

ANSWERS

Main Idea: The town was in an extremely sad state.

Details: The Harpers and Aunt Polly were grieving and sad.

The people didn’t talk much and sighed often.

Saturday was not a fun day for children.

The town was quieter than usual.

The children in town didn’t want to play.

2/14/14

Daily Word Check Today!0 or 5 pts.

Those absent are excluded.

2/18/14 SYNONYM & ANTONYM

Directions: Copy the information below and answer the question.

Synonym: words that have the same meaning

Antonym: words that mean the opposite

Answer: Choosing your own words, write two pairs of synonyms and two pairs of antonyms.

2/19/14 SYNONYM & ANTONYM

Directions: Using the word bank below, match pairs of words that are synonyms.

Conform Change Race

Corresponding Antiquated Assessment

Modify Parallel Outdated

Test Competition Obey

2/20/14 SYNONYM & ANTONYM

Directions: Using the word bank below, match pairs of words that are antonyms.

Arrival Friend Adventurous

Exterior Inferior Cautious

Rival Imaginary

Actual Exit

2/21/14

Daily Word Check Today!0 or 5 pts? Those absent were excluded.

Only for 1st, 3rd, and 5th.

No Daily Word for 4th today.

2/24/14 ALLITERATIONDirections: Copy the definition and example below. Answer the

question at the bottom.

Alliteration – the repetition of the same or similar sounds at the beginning of words.

Ex. Susie sells seashells by the seashore.

- Repetition of the consonant S at the beginning of most words in the sentence.

Answer: Write two sentences that have alliteration.

2/25/14 ALLITERATIONDirections: Copy each sentence below. Place a check mark after

each that qualifies as alliteration.

1. Rain runs rapidly through the stream.

2. Paul laughs like a hyena.

3. This test is very hard.

4. Lisa loves yellow lizards.

5. Soccer is a popular summer activity.

DAILY WORD QUIZ ON MONDAY!

All topics from the 3rd qtr. so far are fair game!

3/4/14 METAPHORDirections: Copy the information below and complete the

question.

Metaphor: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is used to make a comparison between two unlike things without using “like” or “as”

Ex. Your brain is a computer.

Time is money.

All the world’s a stage.

Her heart is a cold iron.

The wind was an angry wolf howling through the night.

Question: Write your own version of a metaphor.

3/5/14 SIMILEDirections: Copy the information below and complete the question.

Simile: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is used to make a comparison between two unlike things that uses “like” or “as”

Ex. I have been as busy as a bee.

Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get.

That driver must be as blind as a bat if he didn’t see that sign.

He is as funny as a barrel of monkeys.

That test was as hard as nails.

Question: Write your own version of a simile.

3/6/14 METAPHOR OR SIMILE?Directions: Copy the sentences below. Write an M after

each that is a metaphor, and an S after each that is a simile.

1. His headache was like a painful root canal without the benefit of laughing gas.

2. She is as sweet as pie!

3. Six Flags is the aquarium of roller coasters.

4. The internet is the information super highway, allowing people to find information quicker than ever.

5. The street felt as hot as the surface of the sun.

3/7/14 DAILY WORD CHECK

DAILY WORD CHECK TODAY! 0 or 5 pts?

Those absent will be excluded.

3/10/14 THEMEDirections: Copy the definition and examples below. Answer the final

question.

Theme - Central idea, or insight, that a story reveals / what the story is about or the central message of the story / the idea on which a story is

built

- Theme is NOT one word. *You can’t say the theme of a story is love. This would be called the story’s subject. However, the subject of a

story can help you find the theme.

- For example, To find the theme of a story that centers around the subject love, you should ask yourself, what about love? Maybe the theme is love can conquer anything.

Answer: What is the theme of The Call of the Wild?

3/12/14 THEMEDirections: Read the passage below. Write what you believe to

be the theme of the passage to be. In addition, answer what led you to believe the theme is what you wrote down.

Ulysses spent all of his free time reading books and felt that he was very intelligent. One day a nice student from his class asked him if he wanted to go sledding and Ulysses responded, “I’ve read about sledding in books, and it sounds miserable. No, thank you.” On another day, a different friendly student asked Ulysses if he wanted to go out for hotdogs after school. Ulysses responded, “I’ve read that hotdogs are filled with rat parts and pig bellies. No, thank you.” Nobody asked Ulysses to hang out again, but he did read about friends in his books.

Possible Answer: Learning from real life experiences

is equally as important as reading books.

3/13/14 MORE PRACTICE WITH THEMEDirections: Read the fable below. Write what you believe to be the

theme of the passage to be. (It will be a life lesson!) In addition, answer what led you to the theme you wrote down.

At one time the Fox and the Stork were on good terms and seemed to be friends. So the Fox invited the Stork to dinner, and for a joke put nothing before him but some soup in a very shallow dish. This the Fox could easily lap up, but the Stork could only wet the end of his long bill in it, and left the meal as hungry as when he began. "I am sorry," said the Fox, "the soup is not to your liking."

The Stork, in his turn, asked the Fox to dine at his home the next night. When they were seated at a table, the Fox discovered that the dinner was contained in a long-necked jar with a narrow mouth, in which the Fox could not insert his snout. All the Fox could manage to do was to lick the outside of the jar.

Possible Answer: Treat others the way you would

like to be treated.

3/14/14 AUTHOR’S PURPOSEDirections: Copy the summaries below. Identity and write the

author’s purpose after each one.

1. A story about a family trying to survive through the Great Depression in the 1930’s.

2. A selection in a history book describing the conditions and causes of the Great Depression in the 1930’s.

3. An article where the author argues that an iPhone is a better phone than an Android.

4. An instructional booklet explaining how to operate an MP3 player.

5. A poem that details the way a sunset looks on an early spring day.

6. The story of a young athlete that takes steroids and how his life and future fall apart.

3/19/14

Daily Word Check Today!0 or 5 pts?

Those absent will be excluded!

3/21/14

Directions: DO THIS ON A CLEAN SHEET OF PAPER!

Author’s Purpose Practice – Choose either inform, persuade, or entertain. Write a paragraph (5-7 sentences) on a topic of your choice using one of the above author’s purposes. Be sure you use your notes and follow the guidelines for your chosen purpose. Write the purpose ON THE BACK. Please turn in when finished.

Author’s Purpose Assessment on Monday!