Figurative Language
Morales has ears like an eagle and a back(pack) like Quasi Modo
similie
Time and Place in a Narrative
Setting
This many pieces of evidence per ToSEEC Paragraph
2
Theme is Universal (can be applied to multiple stories etc.) AND is mostly only found in fictional texts
Central idea is specific to a text
The wind whispered through the trees.
Personification...
(PERSONification)
The people in a story
Characters
True or False: 1 sentence stating "This shows..." is strong elaboration.
Why?
False. You have to explain how or why it shows what you're saying it shows.
The central idea of a ToSEEC paragraph can be found easiest here...
In the Topic Statement or Conclusion
Jeremiah was a bullfrog
Metaphor
The turning point, or major event(s) where the plot comes to a head
Climax
This develops the central idea of an informative text
evidence
Theme
Universal and/or life, moral/lesson in a fictional text
Cyle could sleep for 10000 years.
Hyperbole
(High-per-bOw-Lee)
The development of the (traits of) people in a story.
Characterization
True or False: Plot, Characters, and Setting influence each other.
How
True
The NYS Learning standard most closely related to identifying and understanding the development of theme and central idea
RI.7.3
The wind whispered wistfully, wishing we would worship Winter with wonderful wise witches willfully without wondering why we weren't warned which witches were weak while warring with wildly wicked Wickens and which witches were wanting wisdom.
Alliteration
What the main character of a story wants/needs or is trying to avoid?
Problem or Conflict