Understanding Questions
How do you make an inference?
You use background knowledge and text evidence to determine what makes sense.
What is personification?
Giving human qualities and characteristics to an inanimate object or idea
What is the structure/order of a fictional story called?
A plot diagram.
What are 3 kinds of organizational structures of non-fiction passages?
cause and effect
chronological
problem and solution
sequence
compare and contrast
How do we answer a question in the classroom?
Raise your hand and wait to be called on by the teacher.
What does the author want you to think about when they use the word “impact” in a question?
The influence or effect of something.
What is alliteration?
The repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together
What is the rising action of a story?
The plot develops.
The conflict starts to get more intense.
What are the 3 main reasons authors write something?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
What should you do each night with the information you learned during the day?
Review your notes and class content each night.
What do you do when you refine something?
To improve or make clearer.
What is a hyperbole?
An exaggeration
What is the resolution of a story?
The end of the story.
How do you find the central idea in a text?
Read the text, get the gist of each section, then combine the ideas.
What should you come to class with to write your classwork?
PENCIL and notebook or class papers.
If you encounter the terms main idea or central idea, what do you need to understand?
It is the most important overall idea or concept in the passage.
What is imagery?
Language that appeals to the senses and helps paint a picture in your mind.
What is the climax of a story?
The conflict reaches its point of greatest drama or tension. The turning point of the story.
What are the 3 steps to read a text with questions to answer?
1. Read questions
2. Read the passage
3. Answer questions
What is the last name of our principal and the 2 assistant principals?
Johnson
Pitmann
McClure
How might you discover the meaning of an unknown word in a text?
Use context clues -- look at the word and phrases around the unknown word to help you figure it out
How does figurative language impact a particular story, poem, or other text?
It makes unfamiliar objects, settings, and situations more relatable.
It makes the story/text more interesting.
What does the Exposition include?
Setting, Characters, and Conflict.
Why is it important for you to understand the text structure?
To improve reading comprehension.
Identify key concepts and make connections between ideas.
To summarize the text more clearly.
What is the address of our school?
762 Wendell Rd, Wendell, NC