Vocab
What is theme?
Theme is the main lesson learned from a story.
True or False:
Central Idea and Theme are the same thing.
False. Theme is found in fiction, central idea is found in nonfiction.
What are the three point of views that we've covered?
First person, third person limited, third person omniscient.
What is an Inference?
An educated guess.
What is a Summary?
A summary is a retelling of the story that talks about the major events within the story.
True or False:
A summary needs to have all the details from the story.
False. You just need the main events.
What are the pronouns used for First person point of view?
I, me, my.
Do you make inferences in everyday life?
Yes absolutely.
What is an Inference?
An inference is an educated guess based on the clues in a text and knowledge already known.
True or False:
Every summary you make has to be objective unless told otherwise.
True.
This point of view is used in manuals, instructions, and recipes.
Second Person.
Make an Inference based on the sentence below.
"Dark clouds littered the sky, deep rumbles come from the clouds, and outside smells like damp earth."
It might rain OR it has already rained.
What is Point of View?
It is the perspective that a story is told in.
True or False:
There can be a central idea in fictional writing.
False. Central Idea belongs in non-fiction.
What's the difference between 3rd Person Limited and 3rd Person Omniscient?
3rd Person Limited is when the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character within the story. 3rd Person Omniscient means that the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of multiple or all the characters.
What is explicit information?
Direct information like "She was sad."
What is an Objective Summary?
An objective summary is a summary where there are no personal thoughts, feelings, or opinions in it.
What do you start a summary with?
Title of the piece of writing, the author, and the main character(s).
Is this 3rd person limited or 3rd person omniscient?
"She wished to see the world, but her father, who thought the world was dangerous, forbade her from stepping outside."
3rd Person Omniscient.
What is the formula to make an inference?
Context clues + knowledge already known = Inference