Essay

Plot

Metaphor

Assumptions

I Believe in YOU.

Antonym

Mood

synonyms

Story Elements

foreshadowing

Allusion

Theme

Author's Purpose

Alliteration

Hyperbole

Oxymoron

The Dawes Act

Washington's Official Folk Song - "Roll On, Columbia"

Cause & Effect

Affix

Groups of syllables (examples: prefixes and suffixes) when added to a word or a root, alters the meaning of the word.

prefix

dis-

pre-

un-

root

-appoint-

-vent-

-health-

suffix

-ment

-ion

-y

Figurative Language

One meaning of figure is drawing, or image, or picture.  Figurative language creates drawings or pictures in the mind of the reader.  These pictures help convey the meaning better than words alone.

Figurative language is the opposite of literal language.  Literal language means exactly what it says.  Figurative language means something different to (and usually more than) what it says on the surface.

He ran fast. (literal)

He ran like the wind. (figurative)

Four common types of figurative language:
1.  metaphor
2.  simile
3.  personification
4.  hyperbole

Author's Tone

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Author's Tone

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Generalize

What generalization can you make about this pit bull?  Two details to support your generalization!

Main Idea

The main idea of a reading passage is best described as finding the gist, or identifying what the passage is mostly about.

The main idea usually can be found:
- in the first sentence

- in the last sentence
- in the middle of the paragraph
- in two sentences of the paragraph
- not stated in the paragraph directly (implied)

Makah - Whaling

onomatopoeia

Knock-knock
-Who's there?

Boo
-Boo who?
Don't cry, I was only joking

Personification

Simile's in Songs & Movies

Hole in the Wall - Cape Flattery

Metaphor

Seattle's "Hooverville"

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Fuca's Pillar

Simile

Draw Conclusions