Reading Middle School

I have been waiting forever.

• personification

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

point of view

• someone's opinion or perspective

• what the text is mainly about

• when and where a story takes place

• the problem in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

resolution

• the problem in a story

• the lesson learned in a story

• when and where a story takes place

• how the conflict is solved

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

story elements

• description

  conflict

  compare/contrast

  theme

  sequential order

• cause/effect

  description

  compare/contrast

  sequential order

  problem/solution

• setting

  conflict

  theme

  characterization

  plot

  point of view

• cause/effect

  characterization

  theme

  plot

  problem/solution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

evidence

• when and where a story takes place

• an authors opinion on a topic

• what a text is evidently about

• text that proves a statement or claim

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Floods can cause tremendous damage.  They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind.  It can take months to clean up after a flood.
 What is the main idea?

• Floods can cause a lot of damage.

• Floods cause mudslides.

• Floods damage houses and roads. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Infer means to look for _____________ in the story and use your knowledge. 

• clues

• characters

• setting

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Identify the literary device used in the sentence: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What is the main theme of a story?

• A) The sequence of events

• B) The central message or lesson

• C) The setting of the story

• D) The characters involved

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Choose the correct sentence structure:

• A) She quickly ran to the store.

• B) Quickly she ran store to the.

• C) Store she quickly ran to the.

• D) Ran she quickly to the store.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A