Unit 5 Review
4th Grade
O’Neal Elementary
eMINTS4ALL Classroom
Vocabulary
Bravery: a quality of spirit that enables you
to face danger of pain without showing fear
Connotation: an idea that is implied or
suggested.
Delighted: glad, happy or filled with joy
Exhausted: wear out completely; weary, tired
or worn out
Explorations: to travel for the purpose of
discovery
Onomatopoeia: using words that imitate the
sound they denote
Vocabulary
Personality: the special character and
behavior of a person
Separate: to set, keep or come apart, to
divide
Sheltered: provided a place of protection for
Simile: a way of describing something by
comparing it to something else using the
words like or as
Uncharted: unexplored and not marked on a
map.
Quia 1
Quia 2
Analogy
An analogy is a comparison of two sets of words or
ideas. Each set has a similar relationship.
For example: valuable is to worthless..... as deep is
to shallow
These words are anonyms.
automobiles are to cars as vessels are to _______
How are these words related?
Analogy
ANALOGY PRACTICE @
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/ps3gleana.
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Awesome Analogies! - Figure out why the first pair of words go
together so that you can finish the second word pair. For example,
"Cat is to MEOW as dog is to ______."(bark) For one or two players.
Analogies Quiz: Interactive; 34 questions.
Analogies for Kids Quiz - Click on "Play This Quiz Now" to start.
Web School: Language: Daily Language: Using Analogies - Read
the sentence and choose the word that completes the analogy.
Seven practice activities
Analogies Challenge - When you see the word that completes the
analogy, click on the button at the bottom right of the screen. Be
quick! The choices for each analogy will only cycle through
twice. The blue dot at the top of the screen tells you how long you
have for each question.
Figures of Speech:
Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, and Idiom
Simile Practice
Alliteration or Simile Quiz
Metaphor Quiz
Figurative Language Quiz
Idiom Site
Figurative Language: Funbrain
Smart Notebook Idiom Lesson
Smart Notebook Lesson: Idioms
Smart Notebook Lesson: Similes and
Metaphors
Figures of Speech: Hyperbole, Simile,
Metaphor, and Idiom
Figures of Speech: Terms
Hyperbole- the use of exaggeration
or overstatement. The author does
not expect the reader to take the
events literally but uses hyperbole to
create humor.
Figures of Speech: Simile and
Metaphor Review
Literary Device:
Foreshadowing
Authors sometimes use a device called
foreshadowing to provide clues about
what may happen later in a story or play.
Readers can use these clues to make
predictions about the resolution of a
conflict or solution to a problem.
Foreshadowing Chart
Literary Elements:
Simile and Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia- is the use of a word that imitates the sound that it stands for, such as hiss.
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Simile- compares two different things, usually using the words like or as.
http://www.rhlschool.com/eng3n25.htm
popping
hissing
simile
onomatopoeia
1.
as hungry as a horse
2.
crazy like a fox
3.
Free Verse
Poetry
PBS: Free Verse
Thesaurus-Antonyms
Antonyms are words that
have opposite meanings.
You may use a thesaurus to
look up antonyms.
Sometimes, you can use
antonyms as context clues to
help you understand
unfamiliar words.
Draw a line from the word in
column one to its antonym in
column two.
Antonym Practice
Column 1
Column 2
selfish
full
hungry
calm
noisy
slow
speedy
unselfish
excited
quiet
Monitor Comprehension
There are several strategies that will help a good
readers monitor their own reading for
comprehension.
Some of those strategies are:
Asking questions about text, rereading passages
or reading ahead to correct errors in
understanding.
Also good readers can visualize, adjust reading
rate, and paraphrase as they go.
Cause and Effect
When an author’s purpose is to explain how or why
certain things happen, he or she often describes causes
and their effects.
As you read the story, you should look for events that
cause actions to happen. Ask yourself, “What happens
because of that event?” or “What brought about the
action?”
Look for signal words and phrases that the author uses
to signal cause and effect. Such words include but are
not limited to; because, due to, as a result, since, and
therefore.
TEACHING CAUSE AND EFFECT
CAUSE and EFFECT Lesson
Cause and Effect
Cause
Fires break out on
Chincoteague.
Ponies feel
threatened by
the water.
Too many ponies
means not enough
grass.
Effect
Fire Dept. needs
to raise money.
Cause and Effect
Quiz
Using signal words
Cause and Effect Relationships
Cause and Effect Article and Graphic
Organizer
Cause and Effect Matching Activity
Cause and Effect Lesson and Quiz
Summary
When you summarize a story, you simply
tell the ideas for a story in a shorter way.
Often the summary includes the main idea
of a selection and a few supporting details.
The summary should include ONLY the
essential details.
Summarize
To summarize a story, you must identify the most important ideas or
events.
Event
Drawing Conclusions
You can use information from a story, as well as personal
experience, to draw conclusions.
By paying attention to details, you can draw conclusions
about what a character may say or do next or how the
plot might change as the story unfolds.
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Problem and Solution
The problem in a story can be presented as a
conflict the character needs to face.
The solution involves the steps a character
takes to try to solve the problem. The solution
can also be called the resolution.
Certain words or phrases in a story, such as so,
as a result of, or consequently can signal that a
solution has been reached.
Log in to Study Island to practice.
Directions
Directions are the steps required to do or make
something.
Sometimes directions are numbered. This helps
the reader see what to do first, second, and
last.
Other times, directions are written in paragraph
form. Look for sequence words, such as first,
next, then, and last.
A materials list tells the reader what supplies are
needed.
Practice
Fact and Opinion
Facts are statements that can be shown to be true
when evidence is provided.
Opinions are statements of beliefs or feelings that do
not have to be supported by facts.
Some words and phrases that signal opinions
include I think, I believe, and probably.
Sometimes authors state their opinions as if they
are facts.
You may need to look for other clues, such as strong
adjectives or adverbs, exaggeration, and statements
that cause an emotional response.
Fact and Opinion
The Spanish explored Mexico and Peru in the 1500s. They
looted the lands they explored and filled their ships to the brim with
gold and treasure. The jewels they carried back to Spain were the
most beautiful in the world.
Because of their valuable cargo, the treasure ships were prey
for pirates. The ships usually traveled a rout that took them
through a stretch of water called “The Spanish Main.” Some
pirates claimed to have captured hundreds of treasure ships there.
Fact or Opinion????
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
The Spanish explored Mexico and Peru in the 1500s. _______
The Spanish looted the lands they explored? _______
The jewels they carried back to Spain were the most beautiful in the world.
__________________
The ships usually traveled a route that took them through “The Spanish
Main.” _____________
Some pirates claimed to have captured hundreds of treasure ships.
______________________
Author’s Purpose
It is important to evaluate, or make
judgments about, a text you are
reading. As you read, you should ask
yourself which statements can be
proven and which are the author’s
purpose.
Is the author writing to entertain, to
inform, or to persuade?
Character
Sometimes the focus of a story is on what one
character does and says. As students read the
story, they should look for descriptions of the
character’s traits. The author may describe the
traits directly or provide clues about them from
the point of view of other characters in the story.
Students should look for information about the
character’s thoughts, feelings, words, and
actions.
Practice
Practice 2
Character Web
A character web will help to gather and
organize information about a character’s
traits.
Trait
Trait
Character
Trait
Trait
Make Judgments
One way to evaluate a text is to make judgments about the
characters and their actions. The way that a playwright presents the
characters in a play reflects the message he or she wants to get
across.
Think carefully about what each character does and says.
Compare this to the way people act and speak in real life.
Pay close attention to the words the characters use. Ask yourself
what kind of person would say something like that. How would you
react is someone said these words to you?
Graphic organizers are always good to help you sort information.
When making judgments, a Judgment Flow Chart is a good graphic
organizer to use.
Make Judgment Flow Chart
Action
Judgment
Make Judgment
Just remember.....
What the
character
says:________
____________
____________
_________
What the
character
does:_______
____________
____________
__________
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Judgment:
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
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Regional Speech
People’s everyday speech is often influenced by the history and
culture of the place in which they live. When we travel, we can hear
differences in pronunciation.
The setting of Because of Winn-Dixie takes place in a town in
Florida. Where is Florida located in the United States?
“She didn’t weigh hardly anything at all.”