DBA Module 3 Lang. Arts

DBA Module 3 Lang. Arts

Using Context Clues

• The word wedge helps you to look at the words around your new word that might be able to help you determine the meaning of your new word. 

• The sentence screwdriver helps you determine if the meaning of the word fits with the rest of the sentence.

• Then you determine if the word is literal and means exactly what should, or if it is nonliteral and is just being creatively used to explain or describe something. 

Multiple Choice

1. In The Weaver’s Destiny, when Athena compliments Arachne’s weaving, she replies, “Of course. She isn’t the first, and she won’t be the last.” Her father sharply tells her to not be boastful. What does the word “boastful” mean in this sentence?

• to brag

• to complain

• to whine

Multiple Choice

1. In the phrase “her homework seemed to have the Midas touch” what does “the Midas touch” mean?

• to succeed

• to fail

Multiple Choice

Which of these is an element of a play?

• cast of characters

• rhyming words

• stanzas

Multiple Choice

Which is an element of a poem?

• stanzas

• stage directions

• cast of characters

The Weaver's Destiny and Tangled in Pride

What is one difference between these two texts??

Multiple Choice

Difference in Weaver's Destiny and Tangled in Pride..

• The Weaver's Destiny and Tangled in Pride had a similar plot but different characters.

• The Weaver's Destiny was a play and Tangled in Pride was a poem.

POINT OF VIEW

First Person, Third Person, Second Person

Multiple Choice

Read this passage from Wisdom of the Gods, what Point of view is this story being told?

"I can't remember where I first heard of this Arachne, but everyone seemed to be talking about her."

• first person

• second person

• third person

Multiple Choice

In the phrase “you are as happy as a clam” what type of figurative language is being used?

• metaphor

• similie

Let's have a discussion

We will go into break out rooms...

You will each take a turn and describe the character Athena.