4th Grade
Reading
Reading
What is a character trait?
An adjective to describe a character in a story!
What does the beginning of every sentence need to start with?
A capital letter
What is the difference between theme and main idea?
Theme is the lesson of the story. Main idea is what the story is MOSTLY about.
What is Text Structure?
The way that an author organizes the information in a text
What are some story elements of a narrative (fictional story)?
Character, setting, plot, problem, solution yes/no was the problm solve
What is it called when you write the events of a story in the order that they happen?
Sequence
What is a noun (3)?
A person, place,or thing (idea)
Name a reading test taking strategy to help you answer questions. (there are more than one)
Reread the text, find text evidence to prove your answers, eliminate wrong answers (slash the trash), highlight important parts, #hashtags4paragraphs
How can you figure out the central idea/ main idea?
what the WHOLE passage is MOSTLY about.
LOOK for CLUES
What are the people or animals that have dialogue in a narrative called?
Characters
When Fido had a juicy bone, a cozy place to lie, and me petting him, he was in paradise. What does paradise mean?
A place of extreme happiness
An adjective is
A word that describes a noun
What is another word for author's opinion
Authors perspective
If the story is written by someone IN the story, what is the point of view?
First person POV
What is the setting?
Where and when the story takes place
Cathryn carried the delicate china to the table very carefully. What does delicate mean?
fragile, easily breakable or damaged
A verb is
An action word
What is Imagery?
Words the author uses to appeal to our five senses and helps create an image/picture in the reader's mind.
What does it mean to make an inference?
To make an educated guess based off the text and my background knowledge.
What are the three main parts of the plot?
Beginning Middle and End
(also rising action, falling action, resolution, climax)
Remember the roller-coaster?
Dylan goes to the Air and Space Museum every chance he gets because he is fascinated by planes. What does fascinated mean?
interested in
Every sentence has to end with a..
punctuation mark
Something a character undergoes from the beginning through to the end of the story is also called a....
(can help the reader understand the theme)
Character change
What are some text features? (at least 4)
Heading, Subheading, Captions, Photographs, Maps, Graphs, title, sub-title, illustration
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