Terms #1
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Text Evidence
What a story/text is mostly about
Main Idea
The LESSON, MESSAGE, or MORAL of a story like "never give up"
Theme
Where and when a story takes place (includes, past, present, or future.)
setting
A story that includes characters, plot, descriptions, and dialogue.
Narrative
The perspective from which a story is being told. (1st, 2nd, 3rd.)
Point of View
To make a well informed guess based on facts, as well as using what you know.
infer
A scene in a story where a character thinks back in his/her past.
Flashback
describes a characters, personality and appearance.
Example: brave, greedy, funny, mean, old.
character traits
Piece of writing that includes and
-introduction
-3 body paragraphs
-a conclusion
Each paragraph's main ideas are written in a logical order.
Essay
Relying on a situations facts to figure something out.
Drawing Conclusions
To only write the most important parts form a text
summarize
The reason something happen, and the result
Example: the pin in to a balloon is the cause; the effect is it pops!
Cause and Effect
To tell how 2 things are alike and different.
Compare and Contrast
Empty space at the beginning of a line that signals a new paragraph
Indent
conflict
The turning point in which is a high point or suspense.
Climax
Clues that give hints to events that have NOT happened yet
Foreshadow
The reason an author writes a story or text.
P.I.E
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
Authors Purpose
Additional information used mostly in non-fiction to help the reader understand the text better.
(charts, diagrams, maps, timelines, captions)
Text Features
The sequence of events in a story (beginning, middle, end)
Plot
A type of book that is either fiction (not true/didn't really happen) like Harry Potter or non fiction (based on facts) liek a biography or math book.
Examples: fantasy, horror, humor, informational, folktale
Genre
The main character in the story (usually the good guy)
Protagonist
The character or thing that causes conflict/problem with the main character
Antagonist
How the ideas of a text are arranged.
(problem/solution, cause/effect, description, compare/contrast, sequence, chronological order)
Text Structure