Plot
The life lesson or moral that the author wants the reader to understand.
Theme
The way the author organizes ideas in the text.
Text Structure.
The "why" of the controlling idea
The reason
The narrator is the main character, revealing their thoughts and feelings. What's the point of view?
First person point of view
What type of response includes:
Restating the question + answer
Cite text evidence
Explain your thinking
RACE or Short Constructed
The climax of the story is also called...
The turning point
Pieces of information, such as quotes, statistics, and facts that support and add credibility to the controlling idea (or claim)
Evidence
Paying attention to a characters words, actions, feelings, and thoughts helps me figure out...
Character Traits
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
Third person limited point of view
The part of the paragraph that tells the reader what the rest of the paragraph will be about
Topic Sentence
When I am asked about what develops the plot, I should always think about...
The conflict
Description, compare and contrast, chronological order, problem and solution, and cause and effect.
types of text structures
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.
Metaphor, the detective's face is being compared to wood, meaning the detective had no expression as he listened to her.
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
The difference between a short constructed response and an extended constructed response.
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).
What is rising action?
The section of the plot in which the tension stemming from the story's central conflict grows.
What are organizational patterns or nonfiction text structures?
Description, Compare/Contrast, Categorical, Cause and Effect, Problem/Solution, Proposition/Support, Chronological
What is the difference between explicit and implicit meaning?
The explicit meaning does not need to be explained. It is clearly stated, leaving no room for confusion or misinterpretation.
The implicit meaning is implied or suggested; it is not clearly stated.
What do you need to do in the conclusion of an extended constructed response?
restate controlling idea
The reason for or intent in writing.
Controlling idea
Why are secondary characters important?
They help move the story forward.
What can be inferredfrom the following passage?
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.
It is the last day of school.
These clues surround a word to help us understand the meaning
Context Clues
What is the POV of the following statement?
He swam in the lake while his friends sat on the bank.
3rd person POV
A statement about what the text/writing is about.
Controlling Idea/Main Idea.