A pronoun....

• is an action word.

• takes the place of a noun like me, I, it, she, he, they, we, etc.

• is a descriptive word.

• is a type of figurative language.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

A simple sentence is....

• a dependent clause.

• a fragment.

• an incomplete thought.

• an independent clause that communicates a complete thought.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

A non-restrictive clause...

• is a complete thought.

• is a compound sentence.

• is a complex sentence.

• adds additonal information to a sentence using commas, dashes, or parentheses.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A refrain is...

• the first line of a poem.

• the repetition of lines or words in a poem.

• the end of a poem.

• the same thing as a verse or stanza.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

A line break is...

• the end of the poem.

• where each line of text ends in a poem.

• the first line of a poem.

• the main idea of a poem.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

A stanza is...

• the main idea of a poem.

• the theme of a poem.

• a group of lines in a poem.

• the entire poem.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

A verse is the same thing as a...

• line.

• stanza.

• line break.

• refrain.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Rhyme scheme is...

• the ordered pairs of rhymes at the ends of the lines in a poem.

• just rhyming words.

• only one rhyming word.

• always the same set of rhyming patterns in a poem.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

How many stanzas are in this poem?

You Need to Have an Iron Rear By Jack Prelutsky

You need to have an iron rear

to sit upon a cactus,

or otherwise, at least a year

of very painful practice.

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which lines in the poem show a line break?

You Need to Have an Iron Rear By Jack Prelutsky

You need to have an iron rear

to sit upon a cactus,

or otherwise, at least a year

of very painful practice.

• lines 1 and 3

• lines 2 and 4

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5