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Language Arts classroom center PowerPoint Answers

Explore the main reasons behind stories, topics, and topic sentences in this interactive PowerPoint session. Improve your understanding of language arts concepts with examples and challenges.

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Language Arts classroom center PowerPoint Answers

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  1. Language Artsclassroom center PowerPoint Answers

  2. The Main Idea • The main reason the story was written • Topic sentence • The last sentence Challenge: Answers will vary. Slide 1

  3. Rules of Usage Answers may vary, but could include the following: • The dog ate our Thanksgiving dinner. • She withdrew from the tennis match because she hurt her ankle. • Everyone was surprised that he lost. Challenge: Answers will vary. Slide 2

  4. J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biographical Sketch • John Ronald Reuel • The Hobbit • The Rawlinson and Bosworth Professorship of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University Challenge: The Silmarillion Slide 3

  5. Bridge to Terabithia • Her husband • Her son’s best friend died when she was struck by lightning • The Great Gilly Hopkins, Jacob Have I Loved, and Bridge to Terabithia Challenge: A movie star or a missionary Slide 4

  6. Visit Merriam-Webster Online • Something that alternates between opposites • Cruel, fierce, inhuman, savage, harsh, grim, implacable, merciless, unrelenting • Chafing, fretful, unpatient, unforbearing, unindulgent, eager, agog, anxious, appetent, ardent, athirst, avid, breathless, keen, thirsty Challenge: Adjective, adverb, noun, transitive verb Slide 5

  7. The Caldecott Medal • The artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children • Randolph J. Caldecott, a 19th-century English illustrator • Bronze Challenge: Animals for the Bible, A Picture Book in 1938 Slide 6

  8. Big Dog’s Grammar • After the test • To thank them • Under the tree Challenge: Answers will vary. Slide 7

  9. Common Errors in English • An anecdote is a numerous story or a tale. An antidote is a remedy against poison. • Sentences will vary, but capitol should refer to a building, while capital refers to cities and all other uses. • Good is an adjective (describes a noun) and well is an adverb (describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.) Challenge: Answers will vary. Slide 8

  10. Alcott Web • November 29, 1832 • Little Women • “Transfiguration” Challenge: A crater on Venus is named after her Slide 9

  11. Judy Blume’s Official Website • New York University • The Betsy-Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace • In a tiny cabin on an island that she goes to every summer Challenge: Fudge Slide 10

  12. Ralph Waldo Emerson • Waldo • “Nature” • Preacher, poet, philosopher Challenge: His friends rebuilt his home for him while he traveled abroad. Slide 11

  13. Hogwarts Online • J.K. Rowling • Ron Weasley is Harry Potter’s best friend. He has five brothers and one sister. • July 31 Challenge: 5 years Slide 12

  14. Study Skills • To help you manage your time • Get enough sleep, eat three good meals a day, exercise, and take frequent study breaks • Near the front of the class. L You can usually listen better if you are near the front. Challenge: Preview, question, read, recite, and review Slide 13

  15. Compare and Contrast: Graphic Organizers • They show the order and completeness of a student’s thought process • Venn diagram, T-chart, compare/contrast matrix • To compare two or more things, especially to show their differences Challenge: Answers will vary. Slide 14

  16. Jean Craighead George • My Side of the Mountain • Twig, Craig, and Luke • Julie and Julie’s Wolf Pack Challenge: Her family’s trips to the wilderness along the Potomac River near Washington, D.C. Slide 15

  17. Newbery Medal Home Page • 18th-century British bookseller John Newbery • 1922 • American Library Association Challenge: Sarah, Plain and Tall Slide 16

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