Close Reading/Definitions
Read the below paragraph.
To a chickadee, body fat is fuel. Since they don't have crops in which they can store food to eat later, they must eat enough each day to survive the long, 18-hour night. By feasting on fatty foods, chickadees burn their recently accumulated fat, and by the next morning, none is left.
In this paragraph, what does the word "accumulate" mean?
gathered
Where and when does a drama take place, is called the what?
Setting
True or False: The climax of the story occurs when the conflict begins.
False
The below sentence is an example of what kind of figurative language?
The drums were like a thunderstorm.
simile
What are the 3 main reasons to an author's purpose?
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Read the below paragraph.
Reggie: Remember when we hiked up that mountain? Dad deviated from the trail, and we ended up going in circles for three hours before we realized it.
In this sentence, what does the word "deviated" mean?
Strayed
What are the lines that the characters read/say in a drama called?
Dialogue
True or False: Rising action is where the conflict is resolved.
False
The below sentence is an example of what kind of figurative language?
The wasps buzzed around the flowers.
onomatopoeia
What does each letter and symbol of QLRAH# stand for?
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Label
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#6 word summary
Read the below sentence.
Unlike a verbal assault in the schoolyard, cyberbullying goes on with no one around to see who's sending the taunting texts and malicious Facebook postings.
In this sentence, what does the word "malicious" mean?
intending to be mean
_________ tells the actors in a drama what to do and/or where to go.
Stage Directions
When the problem in a story/reading is finally decided and explained it is called the ______?
resolution
The below sentence is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Gilmore Girls is Granny Gilbert's favorite show.
alliteration
When you use prior knowledge and evidence from the text to guess what is going on or what is going to happen next, this is called a/an ____________.
inference
Read the below paragraph.
It was like walking into another world. A hot, moist world exploding wit greenery. Huge flat leaves, delicate wisps of tendrils, ferns and fronds and vines of all shades and shapes grew in seemingly random profusion.
In this paragraph, what does the word "profusion" mean?
abundance; "a lot of"
The special form that a play is written in is called ______. This contains the list of characters, the lines the characters say, and the stage directions.
Script
What does the exposition/beginning of a story do? (introduces 2 specific things)
Setting & Characters
The below sentence is an example of what kind of figurative language?
The tree branches danced in the wind.
personification
What is the message or controlling idea found in most writing called?
theme
Read the below paragraph.
That game me an idea. I decided I would compose my social media status updates as if I were an illustrious traveler visiting the Serengeti Plain and making keen observations to my fans about my surroundings. I started early the next morning.
In this paragraph, what does the word "illustrious" mean?
famous
Name the two different parts that make up a drama.
Acts & Plays
The action right before the resolution in a reading is called __________.
falling action
The below sentence is an example of what kind of figurative language?
I waited in line for a million hours until it was my turn.
hyperbole
What is a(n) TPCASTT organizer mainly used for?
To analyze a poem.