Review: Informative Paragraph, Grammar & Morphology

ELA Review

Target: I can show mastery of analyzing informative paragraphs, prefixes un and non, adjectives and nouns.

Components of an Informative Paragraph

• Topic sentence - introduces the main idea / topic

• Supporting detail sentences (at least 3) - gives examples and details to support the main idea / topic (transition words to know order)

• Concluding sentence - reminds the reader of the topic & main idea (transition words that show end)

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence is this an example of?

The lords were powerful members of medieval society.

• Topic Sentence

• Supporting Detail Sentence

• Concluding sentence

Poll

True or False: The following sentence is an example of a concluding sentence.

To summarize, the lords were a very powerful and wealthy members of medieval society.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which sentence distracts from the topic of the informative paragraph below?

[A] During the Middle Ages, lords were powerful and wealthy members of medieval society. [B] For example, they controlled the lives of the serfs that worked for them. [C] Plus, they tax the serfs through money, livestock and crops. [D] In addition, they allowed the serfs to use their land for festivals throughout the years. [E] As you can see, the lords of the Middle Ages had a lot of power and money.

• [A] During the Middle Ages, lords were powerful and wealthy members of medieval society.

• [B] For example, they controlled the lives of the serfs that worked for them.

• [C] Plus, they tax the serfs through money, livestock and crops.

• [D] In addition, they allowed the serfs to use their land for festivals throughout the years.

• [E] As you can see, the lords of the Middle Ages had a lot of power and money.

Multiple Select

Which sentence BEST supports the topic and main idea of the informative paragraph below?

The lords and their families were powerful members of the Middle Ages. First, the serfs that worked their land had to ask permission to travel. Also, the serfs had to work the lord's land during all four seasons. In conclusion, the lords and their families controlled the people that worked their land.

• Plus, the serfs had to get approval by the king to be able to marry.

• In addition, the serfs had to work the lord's land before working their own land.

• Another example, the serfs were required to get permission to marry.

• Finally, serfs were able to take days off if they did not feel like working for the lord.

Prefixes

• Prefixes are syllables that are added to the beginning of a word to change the meaning of the word.

• Example#1: nonsense means not logical (or not making sense)

• Example #2: unseen means not being able to see

Poll

What is a prefix?

• Syllables added to the end of a word that changes the meaning of the word.

• Syllables added to the beginning of the word that changes the meaning of the word.

Fill in the Blanks

Which prefix, un or non, should be added to the word below to change the meaning of the word.

usual

Multiple Choice

Determine the word that best fits the missing word in the sentence:

We only take one pair of scissors because any more than that is ______________.

• [A] unfamiliar

• [B] unnecessary

• [C] uncommon

• [D] unhappy

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the word in all capital letters in the sentence:

We could tell the baby bird was scared so my uncle spoke it to it in a calm, NONTHREATENING voice.

• not scary

• not common

• able to talk

• not bad for you

Nouns & Adjectives

• Nouns - word that name people, places or things

• Adjectives - words that describe people, places or things

Fill in the Blanks

Write the word that means to name people, places or things.

Poll

What word describes people, places and things?

• nouns

• adjectives

• adverbs

Multiple Select

Identify the 2 adjectives that describe the car in the following sentence:

My mother bought a shiny new car for her birthday.

• her

• my

• shiny

• for

• new

Multiple Select

Identify the three nouns in the following sentence:

Young men tended to cows and pigs.

• young

• men

• cows

• pigs

• tended