Text Evidence & Central Idea
What is textual evidence?
Information or quotes from the text that support your answer.
What are context clues?
Hints in the text that help readers understand unfamiliar words.
What is theme?
The lesson or message of the story.
“Her smile was sunshine.” What type of figurative language is this?
Metaphor
What is a claim?
The main argument a writer is trying to prove.
Name one sentence starter used to cite evidence.
“According to the text…”
Which text structure shows similarities and differences?
A. Compare/contrast
B. Chronological order
A. Compare/contrast.
How can dialogue reveal a character’s traits?
By showing personality, motivations, and relationships.
“He ran like the wind.” This is an example of:
Simile
What must a strong argument include?
A claim, reasons, and evidence.
What is the central idea?
The main point the author wants you to understand.
Which text structure describes problems and ways to solve them?
Problem/solution
What is an incident in a story?
An event that moves the plot forward.
Why do authors use figurative language?
To create imagery and make the story more vivid.
What is a counterclaim?
The opposite viewpoint of your claim.
Which clue helps readers identify a central idea?
A. Repeated ideas
B. A random detail
C. A character’s feelings
A. Repeated ideas.
What does author’s purpose mean?
The reason the author wrote the text (persuade, inform, entertain).
What question helps identify theme?
A. How does the character change?
B. How many characters are in the story?
A. How does the character change?
What is first-person point of view?
The narrator is in the story and uses “I.”
What belongs in an informational paragraph?
Topic sentence, facts, details, and explanations.
How does finding connections between ideas help the reader?
It helps show how events and ideas relate and improves understanding.
What is bias in a text?
When an author shows one-sided opinions or favors one viewpoint.
Which detail might show a turning point?
A major decision or event that changes the story’s direction.
“Tiana watched the parade” in first-person.
“I watched the parade.”
Name one way to organize an informational essay.
Cause/effect, compare/contrast, chronological, etc.