DAILY WORD
3 RD Q U A R T E R
PRACTICE WITH
LITERARY TERMS
1/30/14
FACT & OPINION
Directions: Copy the information below. Then, write one
sentence that is a fact and one sentence that is an
opinion. Label which is a fact, and which is an
opinion.
Fact – information that can be proven or backed up
Opinion – information that can not be proven; a personal view
or attitude
Ex. Fact – L. Frank Baum wrote “The Wizard of Oz.”
Ex. Opinion - Her house is really beautiful.
1/31/14
FACT & OPINION
Directions: Copy each statement below. Write F after it if it’s a
fact, and write O after it if it’s an opinion.
1.) Mr. Jones has two sons and one daughter.
2.) Nine plus one equals ten.
3.) That boy is the nicest student in the school.
4.) It is understood that teachers feel overworked.
5.) My friend has six fingers on one hand.
2/3/14
POINT OF VIEW
Directions: Copy the definition, and answer the two questions
below.
Point of View – the position of the narrator in relation to the
story; the perspective from which a story is told.
Answer: What point of view was the book Hatchet told from?
Answer: What point of view was the short story, “The Tell-Tale
Heart” told from?
2/4/14
POINT OF VIEW
Directions: Copy the information below. After each type of
point of view, write what you know about it already, or what
you think it is.
Different types of point of view:
1. First Person Point of View 2. Second Person Point of View 3. Third Person Point of View -
4. Omniscient Point of View -
2/7/14
POINT OF VIEW
Directions: Complete Journal #6 below.
Write one full paragraph about what students
typically do on snow days; however, it must be
written in third person point of view.
This means –first-person pronouns should NOT BE
used.
5-7 sentences are required for a full paragraph.
2/10/14
TONE
Directions: Copy the information below. Answer the question at
the bottom.
Tone: attitude a speaker or author uses toward a subject, character,
etc. (What is the tone of the voice?)
- Tone can be described in a single word – typically an adjective.
Examples: joyous, humorous, serious, angry, ironic, etc….
- If you change a story’s point of view, tone may also change.
Question: What is the speakers tone in “The Tell-Tale Heart”?
2/12/14
MAIN IDEA & DETAILS
Directions: Copy the definitions below.
Main Idea
the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger
section of text, which tells the reader what the text is about
Supporting Details
any item that is used to back up the main idea of a paragraph
or larger section of text (fact, description, example, etc.)
2/13/14
MAIN IDEA & DETAILS
Directions: Read the passage below from the book, The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer. In this passage, Tom’s town believes
that he and his friends have drowned. In fact, Tom and his
friends are alive and planning to surprise the town by appearing
at their funeral. Write one sentence for the main idea. Then, find
between 4-5 supporting details and list them under your main
idea (also using complete sentences).
 “BUT there was no hilarity in the little town that same tranquil
Saturday afternoon. The Harpers, and Aunt Polly’s family, were being
put into mourning, with great grief and many tears. An unusual quiet
possessed the village, although it was ordinarily quiet enough, in all
conscience. The villagers conducted their concerns with an absent
air, and talked little; but they sighed often. The Saturday holiday
seemed a burden to the children. They had no heart in their sports,
and gradually gave them up.”
2/13/14
MAIN IDEA & DETAILS
ANSWERS
Main Idea: The town was in an extremely sad state.
Details: The Harpers and Aunt Polly were grieving and sad.
The people didn’t talk much and sighed often.
Saturday was not a fun day for children.
The town was quieter than usual.
The children in town didn’t want to play.
2/14/14
Daily Word Check Today!
0 or 5 pts.
Those absent are excluded.
2/18/14
SYNONYM & ANTONYM
Directions: Copy the information below and answer the
question.
Synonym: words that have the same meaning
Antonym: words that mean the opposite
Answer: Choosing your own words, write two pairs of synonyms
and two pairs of antonyms.
2/19/14
SYNONYM & ANTONYM
Directions: Using the word bank below, match pairs of words that
are synonyms.
Conform
Change
Race
Corresponding
Antiquated
Assessment
Modify
Parallel
Outdated
Test
Competition
Obey
2/20/14
SYNONYM & ANTONYM
Directions: Using the word bank below, match pairs of words that
are antonyms.
Arrival
Friend
Adventurous
Exterior
Inferior
Cautious
Rival
Imaginary
Actual
Exit
2/21/14
Daily Word Check Today!
0 or 5 pts? Those absent were excluded.
Only for
st
1 ,
rd
3 ,
and
th
5 .
No Daily Word for 4th today.
2/24/14
ALLITERATION
Directions: Copy the definition and example below. Answer the question at
the bottom.
Alliteration – the repetition of the same or similar sounds at the beginning
of words.
Ex. Susie sells seashells by the seashore.
- Repetition of the consonant S at the beginning of most words
in the sentence.
Answer: Write two sentences that have alliteration.
2/25/14
ALLITERATION
Directions: Copy each sentence below. Place a check mark after each that
qualifies as alliteration.
1. Rain runs rapidly through the stream.
2. Paul laughs like a hyena.
3. This test is very hard.
4. Lisa loves yellow lizards.
5. Soccer is a popular summer activity.
DAILY WORD QUIZ ON MONDAY!
All topics from the 3rd qtr. so far are fair game!
3/4/14
METAPHOR
Directions: Copy the information below and complete the question.
Metaphor: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is used to make a
comparison between two unlike things without using “like” or “as”
Ex. Your brain is a computer.
Time is money.
All the world’s a stage.
Her heart is a cold iron.
The wind was an angry wolf howling through the night.
Question: Write your own version of a metaphor.
3/5/14
SIMILE
Directions: Copy the information below and complete the question.
Simile: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is used to make a
comparison between two unlike things that uses “like” or “as”
Ex. I have been as busy as a bee.
Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get.
That driver must be as blind as a bat if he didn’t see that sign.
He is as funny as a barrel of monkeys.
That test was as hard as nails.
Question: Write your own version of a simile.
3/6/14
METAPHOR OR SIMILE?
Directions: Copy the sentences below. Write an M after each that is a metaphor,
and an S after each that is a simile.
1. His headache was like a painful root canal without the benefit of laughing
gas.
2. She is as sweet as pie!
3. Six Flags is the aquarium of roller coasters.
4. The internet is the information super highway, allowing people to find
information quicker than ever.
5. The street felt as hot as the surface of the sun.
3/7/14
DAILY WORD CHECK
DAILY WORD CHECK TODAY!
0 or 5 pts?
Those absent will be excluded.
3/10/14
THEME
Directions: Copy the definition and examples below. Answer the final question.
Theme - Central idea, or insight, that a story reveals / what the story is
about or the central message of the story / the idea on which a story is
built
- Theme is NOT one word. *You can’t say the theme of a story is love.
This would be called the story’s subject. However, the subject of a
story can help you find the theme.
- For example, To find the theme of a story that centers around the
subject love, you should ask yourself, what about love? Maybe the
theme is love can conquer anything.
Answer: What is the theme of The Call of the Wild?
3/12/14
THEME
Directions: Read the passage below. Write what you believe to be the theme of
the passage to be. In addition, answer what led you to believe the theme is
what you wrote down.
Ulysses spent all of his free time reading books and felt that he was very
intelligent. One day a nice student from his class asked him if he wanted to
go sledding and Ulysses responded, “I’ve read about sledding in books, and
it sounds miserable. No, thank you.” On another day, a different friendly
student asked Ulysses if he wanted to go out for hotdogs after school.
Ulysses responded, “I’ve read that hotdogs are filled with rat parts and pig
bellies. No, thank you.” Nobody asked Ulysses to hang out again, but he did
read about friends in his books.
Possible Answer: Learning from real life experiences
is equally as important as reading books.
3/13/14
MORE PRACTICE WITH THEME
Directions: Read the fable below. Write what you believe to be the theme of the
passage to be. (It will be a life lesson!) In addition, answer what led you to the
theme you wrote down.
At one time the Fox and the Stork were on good terms and seemed to be
friends. So the Fox invited the Stork to dinner, and for a joke put nothing before him
but some soup in a very shallow dish. This the Fox could easily lap up, but the Stork
could only wet the end of his long bill in it, and left the meal as hungry as when he
began. "I am sorry," said the Fox, "the soup is not to your liking."
The Stork, in his turn, asked the Fox to dine at his home the next night. When
they were seated at a table, the Fox discovered that the dinner was contained in a
long-necked jar with a narrow mouth, in which the Fox could not insert his snout. All
the Fox could manage to do was to lick the outside of the jar.
Possible Answer: Treat others the way you would
like to be treated.
3/14/14
AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
Directions: Copy the summaries below. Identity and write the author’s
purpose after each one.
1. A story about a family trying to survive through the Great Depression in the
1930’s.
2. A selection in a history book describing the conditions and causes of the
Great Depression in the 1930’s.
3. An article where the author argues that an iPhone is a better phone than an
Android.
4. An instructional booklet explaining how to operate an MP3 player.
5. A poem that details the way a sunset looks on an early spring day.
6. The story of a young athlete that takes steroids and how his life and future
fall apart.
3/19/14
Daily Word Check Today!
0 or 5 pts?
Those absent will be excluded!
3/21/14
Directions: DO THIS ON A CLEAN SHEET OF PAPER!
Author’s Purpose Practice – Choose either inform,
persuade, or entertain. Write a paragraph (5-7
sentences) on a topic of your choice using one of
the above author’s purposes. Be sure you use your
notes and follow the guidelines for your chosen
purpose. Write the purpose ON THE BACK. Please
turn in when finished.
Author’s Purpose Assessment on Monday!