6th grade Language Arts for the week of 5-13-13

First of all, Happy Mother's Day!                             
I hope all Moms receive some extra appreciation today.

PLEASE remember, I need signed practice EOG's and bubble sheets back.  I also need signed PROGRESS REPORTS back.

On Monday, students will get new vocabulary words.  Some students are not doing so well on weekly vocabulary tests.  Please know that the test is exactly like the following list.  If students study these words and definitions, they should be fine.

Prefix: The word part before the root word

Suffix: The word part at the end of a root word

Point of View: Some stories are written in the 1^st person and use the word I. Others are written in the 3^rd person and use the words: he, she….

Context Clues: When you use the words or sentences around the word to find a meaning.

 

Flashback: When the author suddenly interrupts the flow of the story to jump back to earlier events

Stereotype: An opinion that describes an entire group of people.

Propaganda: The facts, ideas or claims to persuade people to support a particular opinion or course of action

Foreshadowing: To give the reader information before it happens

 

 

central idea

the most important point the author is trying to get across

 

supporting details

Details that support the main idea.

 

 

 

 

inference

a conclusion one draws (infers) based on premises or evidence

 

anecdote

short story of an amusing or interesting event

 

motivation

The reasons that cause characters to act as they do

 

figurative meaning

When the words mean something other than what they say.

 

technical meaning

relating to a particular subject, topic, or craft

 

connotative meaning

the use of certain words or phrases to show an author's feelings about a topic

 

chronology

a structure of text in a specific order of events

evidence

information that supports an author's reason for his beliefs

dialogue

conversation between characters

 

role

an actor's portrayal of someone in a play

pros

good reasons for why something is done

cons

bad reasons for why something is done

paraphrase

to put information into one's own words

 

validity

the quality of being valid

 

elaborate

to add more details