Theme
Character Traits
Author's Purpose
Context Clues
Main Idea
100
The message or lesson the author wants the reader to take away from the text
What is theme?
100
The two types of character traits
What are physical and personality?
100
Definition of author's purpose.
What is why the author wrote the text/story?
100
Definition of context clues.
What is using clues from the text to figure out the meaning of an unknown word?
100
What the story or text is all about.
What is the definition of main idea?
200
An example of a widely known theme
What is ...? (Answers may vary)
200
Character traits on the outside.
What are physical character traits?
200
The acronym that helps you remember author's purpose.
What is PIE?
200
Clues we use to know where to look in order to find the meaning of the unknown word.
What is at the word, around the word, and inside the word?
200
Proves, or backs up, the main idea.
What are supporting details?
300
A commonly used theme
What is ...? Answers may vary.
300
Character traits on the inside.
What are personality character traits?
300
P in PIE
What is persuade? Explain.
300
What does the capitalized word mean: I have a PLETHORA of cookies, take as many as you want.
What is excess? Or synonym, answers will vary.
300
Where you are most likely to find the main idea of a text/story.
What is the beginning or end of the story or paragraph?
400
Themes must be broad, or able to be applied to multiple stories: True or False.
What is true?
400
An example of a physical character trait.
What is ...? Answers will vary.
400
I in PIE.
What is inform? Explain.
400
Even though a big storm just came through, the lake is very PLACID right now.
What is calm? Or synonym, answers will vary.
400
The model used to represent the main idea and supporting details.
What is a table?
500
Another word used to describe the lesson or message of a legend.
What is moral?
500
An example of a personality trait.
What is ...? Answers will vary.
500
E in PIE.
What is entertain? Explain.
500
The LACERATION on the boy's finger was not bad, he only needed two stitches.
What is cut? Or synonym, answers will vary.
500
Where the main idea is in the model; where the supporting details are in the model.
What is the top of the table (main idea) and legs (supporting details)?
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