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The person or animal that plays a part in the story
Characters
The viewpoint from which a story is told
Point of view
When something causes something else to happen
cause and effect
To tell in your own words what the passage was mostly about, including key details and the main idea.
Summarize
BOOM! CRASH! BANG!
onomatopoeia
When and where a story takes place
Setting
What is it called to put events in the order that they happened?
Chronological
Two things that are compared to see how they are alike and different. Use a Venn diagram
Compare & Contrast
The message or lesson the author wants you to get from the story
THEME
"I am so hungry I could eat a horse!"
hyperbole
The author's main point in the text
Main idea
What are 4 ways you can describe a character (chart)
Feelings, actions, thoughts, and speech
These can be used to help you figure out the meaning of an unknown word or phrase
Context clues
This type of text describes how to do something in a step-by-step process
Technical text
The clouds were a puffy pillow.
Metaphor
Events
What type of text includes information such as dates, places, and maps; this text features information about important events
Historical text
Gives many details or characteristics on a topic
Description
What is the THINK strategy
T- Look at the title
H- have a look at the questions
I- investigate the passage
N- Now... answer the questions
K- know your answer
She was as brave as a lion.
Simile
The issue or struggle is the__________ and how the problem is solved is the ______________
Problem and Solution
Stories that are passed down over time from generation to generation
Making an educated guess based on text evidence
Inference
Give 3 examples of Text Features
glossary, diagram, text box, heading, pictures, captions, tables/charts, subheadings, index, table of contents, title page, bold print
"the leaves danced across the sky"
personification