Story Elements
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The beginning of the storyTo tell us about something using details
Describe
This is the central, unifying element of the story, which ties together all of the other elements of fiction used by the author to tell the story.
Central Idea
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Which statement represents the central idea of the text?
A The Ambassadors of the Sea Community Diving Centre teaches young people how to cook a Caribbean meal and offers them scuba certification so that they can get well-paying jobs.
B The Ambassadors of the Sea Community Diving Centre fills afterschool hours for young people in Puerto Viejo so that they can spend more time learning and stay out of trouble.
C The Ambassadors of the Sea Community Diving Centre informs young people about pirate ships and how to bring coral reefs back to life so that they can teach others what they have learned.
D The Ambassadors of the Sea Community Diving Centre gives young people the opportunity to study marine ec
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The attitude of a textTone
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The action that happens after the climax, leading to the resolution.
Falling Action
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To list in steps
Trace
The reason for or intent in writing.
Author's purpose
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What is the meaning of the word detrimental as it is used in paragraph 7?
A angry
B harmful
C insulting
D misleading
Person, place, thing, or idea
Noun
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The turning point of a story
Climax
To make an educated guess based on evidence
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A statement essentially arguable, but used as a primary point to support or prove an argument
Claim
According to the information in paragraph 7, how has the center influenced Anumí Sassaroli?
A It taught her about environmental harm for the first time.
B It helped her realize her love for sharks.
C It gave her a sense of community.
D It influenced her career choice.
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What strategy do we use for answering multiple choice questions?
HEA
The location or time frame in which a story takes place
Setting
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To back up with details or give reasons
Support
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A word used to modify a noun or pronoun
Adjective
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Which two answer choices represent purposes of paragraph 11?
A to highlight the dangers involved in the way the team does its research
B to help the reader create a mental picture of the sea ambassadors’ work
C to explain which local species the team is most concerned about protecting
D to provide the reader an interesting backstory about some of the sea ambassadors
E to describe some of the conservation research that the team is conducting
B,E
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What strategy do we use for writing?
RACE
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Events leading up to the climax
Rising action
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To give the short version or tell the main parts
Summarize
A word that modifies an adjective or verb
Adverb
Read the sentence from paragraph 16.
“Casa del Mar will be the place to bring on land the voice of the sea and the stories of our ancestors,” says Anumí.
How does the figurative language in the sentence impact the tone of the text?
A It gives the text a sincere and hopeful tone.
B It gives the text a sad and informative tone.
C It gives the text an angry and powerful tone.
D It gives the text an objective and excited tone.
A
The way an author looks at a topic
Point of view