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The life lesson or moral that the author wants the reader to understand such as 'Money Can't Buy Happiness'

What is theme?

100

What the fiction summary strategy CPRS stands for

Character, Problem, Resolution, Solution

100

I am the "why" of the controlling idea

The reason

100

The narrator is the main character, revealing their thoughts and feelings. What's the point of view?

What is first person point of view?

100

What type of response includes

Restating the question + answer 

Cite text evidence

SCR or Short Constructed

200

The climax of the story is also called this

What is the turning point?

200

Pieces of information, such as quotes, statistics, and facts that support and add credibility to the controlling idea (or claim)

What is evidence?

200

Paying attention to a characters words, actions, feelings, and thoughts helps me figure out 

Character Traits
200

The narrator tells the story from the perspective of the main character, referring to them by name or using a third person pronoun such as they/she/he

What is third person limited point of view?

200

The part of the paragraph that tells the reader what the rest of the paragraph will be about

Topic Sentence

300

When I am asked about what develops the plot, I should always think about...

What is the conflict
300

Restate and answer the question (controlling idea)

State your reason (in your own words)

Cite text evidence

Explain the evidence with detail

Conclusion

ECR or Extended Constructed Response

300

Identify the figurative language, tell what two things are being compared and explain what it means:

The detective listened to her story with a wooden face.

What is a metaphor? The detective's face is being compared to wood, meaning the detective had no expression as he listened to her.

300

The narrator is not a part of the story but describes the thoughts and feelings of all characters in the story

Third person omniscient point of view

300

The difference between a short constructed response and an extended constructed response?

What is a Short Constructed Response is a brief explanation to show your understanding (2-4 sentences) and an Extended Constructed Response is an essay response (4 paragraphs).

400

Mrs. Barbe said, “Be sure to check

your answers to make sure they are

accurate before turning in your test.”


Accurate means ______ in this sentence.

What is correct?

400

Description, Compare/Contrast, Categorical, Cause and Effect, Problem/Solution, Proposition/Support, Chronological

What are organizational patterns or nonfiction text structures?

400

Why are secondary characters important?

They help move the story forward
400

The section of the plot in which the tension stemming from the story's central conflict grows

What is rising action?

400

The overall feeling of a text is called 

Mood

500

What do you need to do in the conclusion of an extended constructed response?

Restate controlling idea

500

Mr. Eddison told his students that they needed

to take all their personal belongings home. He

gave his students a speech about how lucky he

was to have had them in his class. When the

dismissal bell rang, the students rushed out of

the school with excitement.

-This can be inferred


It is the last day of school.

500

These clues surround a word to help us understand the meaning

Context Clues

500

When completing a revising question, I would do this to ensure I chose the correct answer.

What is read the sentence before and the sentence after the sentence in the question to ensure I understood the content of the passage in order to accurately improve the sentence in question?

500

A statement about what the text/writing is about

Controlling Idea/Main Idea

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