Vocabulary
Prologue
Mae Tuck
This sentence provides context - key background knowledge that the reader needs to understand the topic and the quote the author cites.
Introduce Evidence
Where and when the story takes place.
Setting
"All wheels must have a hub. Fixed points they are, and best left undisturbed, for without them, nothing holds together. But sometimes people find this out too late." Based on how it is used in the sentence, what does the word undisturbed mean?
unbothered, left alone, untouched.
The name of the village mentioned in the Prologue and chapter 1.
Treegap
Topic Sentence
"The people would have noticed the giant ash tree at the center of the wood, and then, in time, they (people) would have noticed the little spring bubbling up among its roots in spite of the pebbles piled there to conceal it." Based off how it is used in the passage what does conceal mean?
hidden, cover up
The stranger's purpose for entering Treegap Woods.
Looking for someone, but he didn't say who.
This sentence provides an explanation of your evidence. It breaks down the evidence using because, but, or, so to illustrate why the evidence is important and how it proves your claim.
Analyze Sentence
This is the name for what a character says. Authors use " " before and after what the character says to show they are speaking.
Dialogue
"It widened and seemed to pause, suggesting a tranquil bovine picnic: slow chewing and thoughtful contemplation (thoughts, thinking)
What does the word tranquil mean as it is used in the passage?
calm, easy, relaxed
This is hidden at the center of Treegap woods, hidden by the fact that the road goes around the woods instead of through it and because it is under a pile of pebbles. The narrator says if people discovered it, it would be a disaster.
spring water
This is what you are arguing or trying to prove. It shows up in the topic sentence.
claim.
This can be a character in the story, or, someone outside of the story. They tell the reader what is happening, guiding us through the story and describing things.
Narrator
"And all at once, the sun was uncomfortably hot, the dust oppressive..." The word oppressive suggests...
a) the dust is so thin you barely notice it
b) the dust is so thick and cloudy it is difficult to breath
B
The author uses symbolism in the prologue. The symbols compare life to 3 things that we find in the real world. Name 1 to 3 of them.
Ferris wheel, calendar, solar system
This sentence provides your evidence- with a direct line or sentence copied from the text. This evidence supports the claim you made in the topic sentence.
Quote
This can appear before a character speaks, after a character speaks, or, in between two lines of dialogue. It tells us who is speaking and sometimes, how they are speaking.
dialogue tags