English Language Arts Flashcards
Paul Bunyon and Babe are examples of characters in this type of literature that tells exaggerated stories about heroes such as Davy Crockett
TALL TALES
Grimm Brothers are famous for these types of stories such as Hansel and Gretel and Rumplestiltzkin
FAIRY TALES
What Caldecott medal earning book tells about how Native Americans are trying to save America’s water?
WE ARE WATER PROTECTORS
Types of marks used in writing to help make it make sense to the reader. Example commas and periods
PUNCTUATION MARKS
Term to describe the main events of a play, novel book, or movie.
PLOT
Most common type of sentence that makes a statement
DECLARATIVE SENTENCE
Wonder is an example of this type of book that are usually set in familiar places like school or home, and are made up but could really happen
REALISTIC FICTION
Spell the word piece as it would be used in a sentence that said, “Please, can I have a piece of cake?”
PIECE
Famous poem written by Langston Hughes that talks about holding fast to these little objects; the title is what you may do at night while you are sleeping
DREAMS
Root word paired with the suffix “naut” that means star traveller. This 5-letter word means “star”
ASTRO
Classic book of American black folktales with animals tales like Doc Rabbit, Bruh Fox and Tar Baby by Virginia Hamilton
THE PEOPLE COULD FLY
Types of words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. Example—-writing pen and pig pen
HOMONYMS
Book about a magical tiger; Written by Tae Keller about a girls grandmother, Halmoni, who stole something form a tiger in this Korean folktale
WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER