Nonfiction/Fiction
Where the story is taking place
Setting
What do all sentences need to began with? and End with?
Capital letter, Period
What the Author wants you (the Reader to believe)
Author's Stance/Claim
The main idea in 1 or 2 words
Topic/Central Idea
Comparison using the words "like" or "as"
Example: she was a light as a feather
Simile
What the author is trying to teach us
Theme or Message
What makes a complete Sentence?
Subject and Verb
Using the Author's Words, to prove/support an idea or opinion
Text Evidence
While reading, this is when you mark-up the text, highlight, and write your thoughts in the margins
Annotate
An exaggeration
Example: I am so hungry I could eat a Horse
Hyperbole
"The narrator is NOT a character in the story. They are removed from the action. The narrator will use words like: he, she, him, her, they, them, their." Is what point-of-view?
3rd Person
When you combine 2 sentences what do you need?
Comma and a conjunction (FANBOY)
Word choice the author uses to make a reader feel a certain way
Tone
When you take what you already know and what you have learned from the reading, to make a guess about what the author is trying to say (Read between the lines)
Inference
Giving human qualities to something not alive
example: The trees waved in the wind
Personification
What is the purpose of Text features in am article?
1. Help find something
2. Better understand something
3. Add new information
I worked so hard on this assignment. I wish I could've done better.
I worked so hard on this assignment, (FANBOY) I wish I could've done better.
When completing an ECR (Extended Constructed Response) question what needs to be included?
Controlling Idea, Reason(S), Evidence
The author's reason for writing
Author's Purpose
Sound Words
onomatopoeia
What are the 5 types of Text Structures?
Descriptive, Compare & Contrast, Problem & solution, Sequence, Cause & Effect
What are the FANBOYS
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
How is an SCR different from an ECR?
SCR is a short response, it should only be about 1-2 sentences
Aspects of a person's behavior and attitudes that make up that person's personality
Character Traits
use of symbols to represent something else
Example: Red roses (symbolizes love)
Symbolism