PSSA PREPARATION

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PSSA PREPARATION

• LEQ Why is it important to prepare for the PSSA?

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What is a prefix?

• A prefix is a word or part of a word that you put
  "in front" of another word to create a new word
  or change it's meaning.
• EXAMPLES dis-, pre-, un-

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What is a suffix?

• A suffix is a word or part of a word that you put
  "at the end" of another word to create a new word
  or change it's meaning.
• EXAMPLES -ing, -end, and -s

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Main Idea

• The main idea of a paragraph is what all the
  sentences are about.
• During the PSSA, read each paragraph and ask,
  Whats your point? That will help you zero in
  on the main idea.

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Alliteration

• Alliteration is the repetition of the initial
  consonant. There should be at least two
  repetitions in a row.
• For example Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled
  peppers. The first letter, p, is a consonant. It
  is repeated many times. (If you use a syllable
  rather than a consonant, it is assonance.)

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Simile

• Simile is when you compare two nouns (persons,
  places or things) that are unlike, with "like" or
  "as.
• Examples
• The water is like the sun.
• My mind is as brave as a warriorof the night.

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Metaphor

• Metaphor is when you use two nouns and compare or
  contrast them to one another.
• Unlike simile, you don't use "like" or "as" in
  the comparison.
• Examples
• I am a rainbow ("I am a rainbow" is a example of
  metaphor because it is comparing two nouns, a
  person, and a rainbow, but does not use like or
  as.)
• I am not Anger ("I am not anger" is an example of
  metaphor because it is contrasting two nouns.)