Unit 1
The message, lesson, or moral in the story.
Theme
They are like two peas in a pod.
In this sentence, what type of figurative language device is used?
Simile
The most important point or idea that an author is trying to make in a nonfiction text is known as the ...
Central Idea
What are the two types of complex characters we learned about in Unit 4?
Dynamic and Static Characters
True or False: A theme can be a single word.
FALSE - themes are always a sentence or statement
Themes are not explicit. What does explicit mean?
Not clearly stated
Give an example of a character vs. self type of conflict.
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When a character struggles within himself or herself.
What are you doing when you copy evidence from the text word for word (exactly as it is written in the text)?
Hint: You always put quotation marks around this type of evidence.
Quoting
Give an example of a dynamic character and explain why.
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The sentence: He can't sit still; he must have ants in his pants uses what type of figurative language?
Idiom
These are words (adjectives) we use to describe characters.
Character Traits
Give an example of a character vs. society type of conflict.
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When a character has a conflict with laws and rules that govern a society.
When you take what you know about a topic and add new information based on what you have read, what are you doing?
Inferencing
In the story, Seedfolks, Kim is an example of which type of character: dynamic or static?
Static - she does not change.
Readers use ________ and ________ inferences to develop a central idea.
Implicit / Explicit
When the narrator explicitly describes a character, the narrator is using this type of characterization.
Direct Characterization
When we are reading a text and pay attention to an author's word choice, character's dialogue, any types of figurative language devices, and text features we are using which reading strategy?
Evaluating
Describe third-person omniscient point of view.
When the narrator knows everything about all of the story's characters and events.
In the story, Seedfolks, Curtis is an example of which type of character: static or dynamic?
Dynamic - He changes towards the end of his chapter.
If a text uses the following signal words: similar, same, alike, both, or unlike then the text is using which type of informational text structure?
Compare and Contrast
There are four ways we determine a character's traits. What are all four ways?
1. Looking at the character's actions.
2. Paying attention to the character's dialogue.
3. Paying attention to the character's thoughts.
4. Paying attention to the character's feelings.
In an _________, you have to do the following: tell only the most important parts of the story, use your own words, focus on the characters, setting, plot, problem and solution, and never include your personal opinion.
Objective summary
All of the conflict types are external conflicts except for which type?
Character vs. Self
What is the difference between a dynamic character and a static character?
A dynamic character changes throughout the story as a result of the conflicts they face and a static character stays the same throughout the story.
If a text uses the following signal words: first, second, third, next, after, or finally then the text is using which type of informational text structure?
Sequencing