Theme
Inferences
Compare & Contrast
Vocab
Punctuation &
Capitalization
100

What is another word for the meaning of a text?

Theme

100

An ________ is taking what we see and read and combining it with what we know.

Inference

100

____ and _____ is when we talks about the similarities and differences in people, events, and settings.

Comparing and Contrasting

100

Definition:

To worry

Fret

100

What punctuation marks go at the end of statements?

Period
200

Step 1 of finding a theme is finding important topics, these important topics are:

big challenges, character responses, ________ ___ _________, and repeating problems.

Patterns of events

200

Step 2 of drawing inferences is looking for clues in the text, these clues are: nearby details, ______ _______, tone of voice, and pictures.

Feeling Words

200

What is the shape that we use to compare and contrast things?

Venn Diagram

200

Mingled

Brought together or mixed

200

What is the name of these punctuation marks:

" and ,

Quotation marks and Commas

300

In Step 2 of finding the theme, we should ask ourselves two questions:

"What does the main character learn?" AND what other question?

What does the reader learn?

300

When you make an inference, you need this to support it:

Evidence

300

When comparing and contrasting, we describe each character by including: identity, ______ and ______, and important actions.

Traits and Feelings

300

Hiding or waiting in hiding

Skulking

300

Which words should ALWAYS be capitalized?

Words that are at the beginning of a sentence and proper nouns (names)

400

What question do we ask ourselves in Step 3 of finding a theme?

What is the author's message about life beyond the text?

400

In step 4 of drawing inferences, what question do we ask ourselves?

What does the text mean?

400

What is step three of comparing and contrasting?

Tell why each example matters to the story.

400
Spread over a wide area

Strewn

400

Correct this sentence:

the Boy went to mcdonalds for Lunch?

The boy went to McDonald's for lunch.

500

What is the most important task you will do when you reread?

Looking for what the author says about the topic and how that message might apply to life outside the text.

500

The strongest evidence to support our ideas is _______, _________, and ________.

Relevant, Frequent, and Specific

500

When we compare and contrast, we ask ourselves three questions:

What is true about both?

___________________?

How are they important?

What is true for only one?

500
Contempt

Feeling of anger at something wicked

500

Correct this sentence:

ms levan went to the Store bought dr. pepper and Went home

Ms. LeVan went to the store, bought Dr. Pepper, and went home.

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