Central Idea
What does central idea mean?
The author's message or a lesson you could learn from the story
Character
A person in the story
What does Characterization mean?
It means what a person is like on the inside. It is their personality.
What punctuation mark do you need at the end of every sentence?
A period
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Bah LIKE / LIKES pizza and ASK / ASKS good questions.
Bah LIKES pizza and ASKS good questions.
Is this a central idea of Tyrell?
Tyrell's mother is lazy and selfish
NO
This is characterization not central idea.
The person telling the story
Which two of these could be a characterization?
tall, hungry, religious, a student, American, kind
religious and kind
When do you need to use a comma?
1) A list of three or more things.
2) Before SO or BUT
3) Before a quotation from a text
Last night, Baboo (EAT / EATS / EATED / ATE ) pizza for dinner.
Last night, Baboo ATE pizza for dinner.
Is this a central idea of the Sally Stories?
You are happiest when you're young.
NO
Sally is not happy. She is a victim of violence.
Title
The name of the stroy
How woudl you characterize Tyrell
Tyrell is kind, he is responsible, he is a good brother
What are TWO resons to use an apostrophe?
Comntractions: don't / He's / isn't
Possession: Bayo's binder, the student's bag
Oumar usually (ASK / ASKS / ASKED) good questions, but yesterday he (ASK / ASKS / ASKED) a great question.
Oumar usually ASKS good questions, lot, but yesterday he ASKED a great question.
Is this a central idea of "The Jacket"?
You need to look out for your family members.
YES
Dan learns he needs to protect his younger brother.
What does it mean to "resolve a conflict"?
Give an example
The solution to the problem. How the conflict ends.
How would you characterize Sally's husband?
Sally's husband is jealous, violent, and bossy
What are TWO reasons to use quotation marks?
1) A quotation - when you are copying directly from a text
2) Titles: "The Jacket"
3) When characters are speaking in a story
Last week, Bayo GO / GOES / GOED / WENT to Coney Island, but all the rides and stores IS / ARE / WAS / WERE / BE closed.
Last week, Bayo WENT to Coney Island, but all the rides and stores WERE closed.
Irony
Give an Example
Sally gets married to escape form her father, but ends up in another house she can't come out from.