Orange
A comparison of two things using like or as.
What is a simile?
The main message of the story.
What is theme?
To assess something or see how it did.
What is evaluate?
The time and place in a story.
What is setting?
A comparison of two things NOT using like or as.
The clues around the text that can help figure out unknown words.
What are context clues?
To offer criticism like what could be done better.
What is critiquing?
A short version of a longer text or story.
What is a summary?
Language that is used to convey something more than the literal meaning to create deeper meaning, like imagery or metaphor.
What is figurative language?
The main argument, or point, the author is trying to make.
What is a claim?
The structure of a story.
What is plot?
Goes at the beginning of a word.
What is a prefix?
Hinting at something that happens later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
A logical and educated guess based on text evidence and prior knowledge.
What is an inference?
The people, animals, or mythical beings in a story.
What are characters?
Goes at the end of a word.
What is a suffix?
Has a literal meaning but represents something deeper in the story as well.
To highlight and take notes, looking for a specific term, like theme, foreshadowing, or metaphor.
What is analyzing?
What is conflict?
Core, or beginning, of the word.
What is a root word?