Definitions
Retelling a story using main points/ideas.
What is Summarizing
When and where the story takes place
What is Setting.
How an author organizes a text/story
What is text structure
Presenting parts of a story in different ways.
Example: bold letters
What are Text Features.
What the story is mostly about
What is the Central Idea.
The qualities a character has
What are traits.
Showing how two things are alike or different.
What is compare & contrast.
Visuals, illustrations,diagrams, maps and speech bubbles that explain ideas in a text.
What are Graphic Features.
Who is telling the story.
What is Point Of View.
The emotions you feel when reading a text.
What is mood.
Explaining what happened and why it happened.
What is cause and effect.
A list of important events in order.
What is a timeline.
Using clues from a text and background knowledge
What is making an inference
The main problem in the story.
What is Conflict.
Explaining events in order.
What is Sequence.
A title or description placed under a text.
What is a caption.
The reason an author writes a text/story.
What is Author’s Purpose
The moral or lesson learned in a story.
What is theme
Explaining a situation/ problem and how it is solved.
What is problem and solution
The pictures in a story.
What are Illustrations