Vocabulary
To make a guess about something that is going to happen
Prediction!
What type of language is, "then spidered their way over to where you could climb"
Figurative Language
Which section relates rejection to being in pain?
Words Do Hurt Like Sticks and Stones
What the story in mostly about?
Main Idea
What does your first sentence of your writing include?
Restate and Answer
Something you cannot do without is ______
Essential
What matter most to Vinny?
Fitting in
Impressing his friends
What is the author's purpose of the story, "Embarrassed? Blame your Brain."
Inform
What is the overall message in the story?
Theme
Give me a sentence starter for your cite part of your writing
The text states, "
According to the text, "
The author states, "
To strengthen or make more intense is to ______
Amplify
What choice does Vinny end up making in the end?
He does NOT jump
What is one Advantage of being Embarrased
Learn something, not do something again
The problem of the story is also known as the...
Conflict
The turning point in the story is also know as...
Climax
Something dark, obscure, or gloomy
Murky
What is the main problem or conflict of the story?
Vinny wants to impress his friends
How do you turn off the threat alert system in your head?
Deep breaths
Trick your brain
The main events in the story?
Plot
What part of plot helps you learn about the setting and background information?
Exposition/Beginning
To go or rush down something; waterfall over rocks
Cascade
What helps Vinny calm down at the end of the story
his thoughts
What type of evidence does the author use to support the text?
Scientific Research
What is used to support your restate and answer?
Text Evidence
Name the 5 elements of Plot
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution