Example: "Mrs. Gillespie, what are we doing today?" asked Jim Bob. Mrs. Gillespie politely responded, "Where can you find that information, Jim, without having to ask me?"
What is dialogue?
100
Synonym for central idea
What is main idea or topic?
200
The main point of what you are reading or the topic
What is central idea?
200
Example: Refugees face many challenges.
What is a central idea?
200
Supporting details or proof
What is evidence?
200
Example: Imagine coming into the classroom and Mrs. Gillespie is lying on the floor, not breathing. You decide something must have happened to her during the previous class. This decision you've made is called a(n) what?
What is an inference?
200
Definition: The type of reading that is nonfiction. When we read short nonfiction articles from Scope Magazine, these are what kinds of texts?
What is an informative text?
300
The conversation(s) happening in what you are reading
What is dialogue?
300
Example: 1980's in a small, southern town
What is setting?
300
In a text, the ending or how the problem is fixed
What is resolution?
300
Example: In the story of "The 3 Little Pigs", the part where the Big Bad Wolf gets to the third house made of bricks is called the _______________.
What is a climax?
300
Definition: A conclusion reached based on the evidence you've been given.
What is an inference?
400
The overall problem or issue in what you are reading
What is conflict?
400
Example: A young man tries to get money for college by taking on a job as a hunting guide, only to be hunted himself. This is the tale of one brave young man and a rich older man who decides to make his own rules in a dangerous game.
What is plot?
400
A short re-telling of the main events
What is a summary?
400
Example: A fight happened between a set of twins, but they made up and apologized the next day. What happened the day after the fight is called the ______________.
What is a resolution?
400
Somebody, Wanted, But, So
What is a good way to summarize?
500
The sequence of events in a story or text
What is plot?
500
Example: The parents of young boy don't want him to play football. He decided to do it anyway, which results in a concussion and a week-long coma.
What is conflict?
500
The highest point of interest in a text
What is climax?
500
Example: Imagine we read an article that told us all about the hurricanes happening on the east coast of our country. If I wanted you to find out how the people affected by the hurricane felt, I'm asking you to look for _____________.