Context & Figurative Language
Context clues are ______ information that helps determine an unfamiliar word's meaning.
nearby or surrounding
Central idea is the ______ an informational text mainly develops.
main point or main idea
Our plot analysis framework is:
______ → ______ → ______ → ______.
EVENT → RESPONSE → EFFECT → EVIDENCE
EEE stands for ______ → ______ → ______.
ELEMENT/CHOICE → EVIDENCE → EFFECT
What is the difference between citing evidence and explaining evidence?
Citing evidence gives the text detail. Explaining evidence tells HOW that detail supports or proves the answer.
In “Even after the crowd left, the stadium remained vibrant with music and flashing lights,” what does vibrant most nearly mean?
lively or energetic
Sleep supports learning. During sleep, the brain strengthens memories. Adequate sleep also improves attention and focus. A consistent sleep schedule can therefore support memory and concentration. What is the central idea?
Adequate, consistent sleep supports learning by improving memory and attention.
A science fair model collapses. Lena's partner wants to quit. Lena divides the repairs into three jobs and starts rebuilding. Her partner joins her, and they finish before judging. What event creates the central problem?
The science fair model collapses.
“I wait / beneath the porch light— / one moth, / one shadow, / one more minute. // Still / the street stays empty.” Identify ONE structural choice.
Possible answers: short lines, line breaks, a stanza break, repetition of “one,” or punctuation.
A word can have the correct dictionary meaning but still affect tone because of its ______.
connotation
“Her apology was a bridge between two angry friends.” Identify the figurative language.
Metaphor
Give ONE detail from the sleep mini-text that develops the central idea.
Sleep strengthens memories.
OR: Sleep improves attention and focus.
How does Lena respond to the problem?
Lena divides the repairs into jobs and begins rebuilding instead of quitting.
Quote or point to evidence of the structural choice you identified in the poem.
Answers will vary based on the choice. Example: “one moth / one shadow / one more minute” shows repetition and short lines.
An informational paragraph presents a problem, then describes two ways communities responded to it. What relationship should you track to understand the ideas?
Track the relationship between the problem and the responses or solutions, including how they help develop the central idea.
What does the bridge comparison suggest about the apology?
The apology helps reconnect or repair the relationship between the two friends.
In the sleep mini-text, adequate most nearly means ______. What context helped you determine its meaning?
Adequate means enough or sufficient. The surrounding details show that this amount of sleep supports memory, attention, and learning.
What effect does Lena's response have on the plot and on her partner?
Her partner joins the repair effort and they finish before judging. Lena's response moves the plot toward a resolution.
Explain the EFFECT of that structural choice on pacing, emphasis, tone, sound, or meaning.
Answers may vary. For example, the repetition and short lines slow the pace and emphasize the speaker's waiting and isolation.
A character's choice causes another character to change plans. What skill are you using when you explain that interaction?
Analyzing how characters and events interact and affect the plot.
“The rain drummed impatiently against the window.” Explain how the figurative language affects the mood or meaning using EEE.
The author uses personification in “drummed impatiently” to make the rain seem restless or urgent, creating a tense or uneasy mood.
Write a one-sentence objective summary of the sleep mini-text.
Adequate, consistent sleep supports learning by strengthening memory and improving attention.
Cite the strongest evidence that Lena is persistent and explain why it supports that inference.
Lena “divides the repairs into three jobs and starts rebuilding.” This shows persistence because she works to solve the problem instead of quitting.
How do the words wait, shadow, and empty work WITH the poem's structure to develop the speaker's feeling?
The lonely word choices and short, broken lines slow the poem and emphasize the speaker's feelings of waiting and isolation.
Complete the EEE response:
CHOICE: repetition
EVIDENCE: “Not yet. Not yet.”
EFFECT: ______
The repetition emphasizes hesitation or refusal and can slow the pacing or increase tension.