ELA 3rd Grade

Front

What is the Central Idea of a story?

Back

The Central Idea is what the story is most about.

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

Front

What is an author's purpose?

Back

An author's purpose is to inform, persuade, or entertain.

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

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What is a noun?

Back

A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. Example: Rabbit.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

Front

What is personification?

Back

Personification is giving human traits to non-human things.

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Molly is such an angel.'

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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What is a suffix?

Back

A suffix is a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning. Example: 'useful' has the suffix '-ful'.

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

Front

What is a verb?

Back

A verb is an action word. Example: run, jump, swim.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'as brave as a lion'.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is hyperbole?

Back

Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

Front

What is a theme?

Back

The theme is the main idea or underlying message of a story.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9