Reading Across Genres
To compare means to examine both _____ and _____.
To compare means to examine both SIMILARITIES and DIFFERENCES
Central Idea IS or IS NOT?
a single fact or concrete detail that connects with the larger ideas of the text.
Central Idea IS NOT…
a single fact or concrete detail that connects with the larger ideas of the text.
Can you move within a passage set and it not affect your level?
What is yes?
Fill in the blanks: claim, evidence, reasoning
An argument states a ______or takes a position on an issue or problem. __________and _______build on one another to convince an audience.
An argument states a CLAIM or takes a position on an issue or problem. REASONING and EVIDENCE build on one another to convince an audience.
_______ ________ is language that is used to help paint a picture in the reader's head.
What is figurative language?
Author use text structure and features in a section of text to convey meaning.
What does it mean to convey meaning?
Convey meaning means communicating an idea, feeling, or impression.
CHARACTER, PLOT, SETTING
A.________ Sequence of events that take place in a literary text.
B.________ Details that show a literary text’s time and place.
C.________ Person, figure, inanimate object or animal with a role in a literary text
A.PLOT Sequence of events that take place in a literary text.
B.SETTING Details that show a literary text’s time and place.
C.CHARACTER Person, figure, inanimate object or animal with a role in a literary text
How long do you have to take the FAST exam?
What is all day?
How does an author show his or her purpose for writing?
Authors show their purpose through their words/language and chosen text structures.
What is a simile and metaphor? How are they different?
A simile and metaphor are both types of figurative language that compare two unlike things.
A simile uses like or as to compare.
A metaphor compares by saying one thing IS the other.
A.______ Outlines an issue or problem and the ways it can be resolved or fixed.
B.______ Describes an event or time in order from beginning to end.
PSSTT: Use the anchor chart on the board
A.PROBLEM/SOLUTION Outlines an issue or problem and the ways it can be resolved or fixed.
B. ORDER/SEQUENCE Describes an event or time in order from beginning to end. (CHRONOLOGICAL)
Is this a character interaction or not?
Two characters are using hand gestures and facial expressions to silently share what they are feeling.
What level is considered "proficient" or "on grade level"?
What is a Level 3?
“Whispers of Rain”
The sky hums low, a silver drum,
Clouds march in, their shadows numb.
Raindrops dance like tiny feet,
Tapping rhythms on the street.
Nature sings in liquid rhyme,
A fleeting song that bends through time.
What figurative language does the poet use to describe rain, and what does it suggest?
The poet uses personification by saying “Raindrops dance like tiny feet,” suggesting the rain is lively and playful.
Match the figurative language type with its definition:
1) __________ word that imitates a natural sound
2) __________ gives human traits to non human things
3) _________ exaggerates statements or claims
4) _________ repetition of consonant sounds
1) onomatopoeia
2) personification
3) hyperbole
4) alliteration
What does it mean to analyze the development of two themes?
It means looking at what an author does to start and grow each theme over time.
Is the statement a just literary element or an interaction between literary elements?
A story is set in early 1941 in France on the front lines of World War II.
JUST LITERARY ELEMENT! SETTING!
The FAST test is _________, which means it changes your level as you answer the questions.
What is adaptive?
Theme IS or IS NOT…
A one-or-two-word topic.
What is the meaning of the metaphor:
"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players" (Shakespeare)
Life is like a big play and everyone has roles to play like being a student, friend, son, daughter etc. We go through different scenes (parts of life) as we grow up
Authors use text structure and features in a section of text to convey purpose and meaning.
What does it mean to convey purpose and meaning?
•Convey purpose means to show the reason an author wrote the text through the way the text is organized and the featured included.
•Convey meaning means communicating an idea, feeling, or impression.
Which of the following is NOT used by an author to reveal a theme?
A.Details about the author’s life
B.Details about setting
C.Details about character interactions and dialogue
D.Details of conflict
E.Details about plot events
Description, imagery, and figurative language
A. Details about the author’s life
When does the test 'adapt' your level?
What is after each passage set?
Sofia gazed at the old library shelves with wonder. “Every book is a new world,” she whispered. Behind her, Liam sighed. “This place is boring,” he said, kicking at the dusty floor.
What details reveal the difference in Sofia’s and Liam’s perspectives about the library?
Sofia’s words show she sees the library as exciting and full of possibilities, while Liam’s actions and dialogue show he finds it dull.