Characters & Perspective
What is a character’s perspective?
How a character thinks or feels about something.
What is character development?
How a character changes throughout a story.
What type of poem does not follow a set rhyme pattern or strict rhythm?
Free verse.
Identify the figurative language:
“She ran as fast as a cheetah.”
Simile.
What is the central idea of an informational text?
What the text is mostly about.
What text or graphic feature would best help a reader understand where a place is located?
A map.
What are two things you can look at to understand a character’s perspective?
What the character says, does, feels, or wants.
What is theme?
The lesson or message of a story.
What type of poem has lines that rhyme and may follow a repeated rhyme pattern?
Rhymed verse.
Identify the figurative language:
“The classroom was a zoo.”
Metaphor.
What are supporting details?
Important details that support or explain the central idea.
What text feature tells what a section is about?
Heading.
A character says, “This is going to be the best day ever!” What is their likely perspective?
They feel excited or positive about the day.
A character learns to tell the truth after lying causes a problem. What is a possible theme?
Honesty is important.
What type of poem has 3 lines, often follows a 5-7-5 syllable pattern, and is usually about nature or a moment in time?
Haiku.
Identify the figurative language:
“The wind whispered through the trees.”
Personification.
What is an author’s purpose?
The reason the author wrote the text.
What graphic feature shows the parts of something with labels?
Diagram.
Two students have to present in class. One says, “I can’t wait!” The other says, “I hope I don’t mess up.” How are their perspectives different?
One feels excited or confident, while the other feels nervous or worried.
A character starts out selfish but becomes generous by the end. What changed?
The character’s trait, attitude, or behavior changed.
What type of poem is usually funny, has 5 lines, and follows an AABBA rhyme pattern?
Limerick.
Identify the figurative language:
“I waited a million years in line.”
Hyperbole.
What is an author’s claim?
The main point or opinion the author wants readers to believe.
What text feature explains a picture, chart, map, or diagram?
Caption.
A character first thinks a new student is strange, but later invites them to play. How has the character’s perspective changed?
The character goes from judging or avoiding the student to accepting them.
What kinds of story details help reveal the theme?
Character actions, choices, problems, and lessons learned.
Identify the poem type and explain how you know:
The sun dips low
Birds glide home across the sky
Night covers the trees.
Haiku, because it has 3 lines, often follows a 5-7-5 syllable pattern, and is about nature or a moment in time.
Identify the figurative language:
“Sneaky snakes slither silently.”
Alliteration
If an author gives facts about how volcanoes erupt, what is the author’s purpose?
To inform or explain.
What are the three text structures you need to know for FAST, and what do they mean?
Chronology means time order, comparison means alike and different, and cause/effect means why something happened and what happened because of it.
A character refuses to try something because they think it will be too hard. After practicing, they say, “I can do more than I thought.” Explain how the character’s perspective changed.
The character changes from doubtful or afraid to confident because practice helped them believe in themselves.
A character gives up when something is difficult, but later keeps trying until they improve. What theme is being developed?
Perseverance helps you grow or improve.
Identify the poem type and explain how you know:
There once was a frog on a log
Who tried to make friends with a dog
They jumped in the rain
Then slipped down the drain
And laughed as they danced in the fog.
Limerick, because it is funny, has 5 lines, and follows an AABBA rhyme pattern.
Identify the figurative language and explain it:
“The test was a mountain I had to climb.”
Metaphor. It compares the test to a mountain, meaning the test felt difficult or challenging.
An author writes, “Students should read every night because it builds vocabulary and improves focus.” What is the claim?
Students should read every night.
What should a good informational summary include?
The central idea and the most important relevant details.
A character wants to win a contest, but another character wants everyone to have fun. What should you compare to explain their perspectives?
Their goals, feelings, words, and actions.
What is an event in a story, and how can events help develop characters and/or theme?
An event is something that happens in a story. Events can create problems, show how characters respond, cause characters to change, and help reveal the lesson or theme of the story.
Identify the poem type and explain how you know:
I walk slowly
through the quiet hallway
listening to sneakers squeak
and pencils scratch
while morning settles in.
Free verse, because it does not follow a set rhyme pattern or strict rhythm.
Identify the figurative language and explain it:
“I was nervous, but my teacher told me to break a leg.”
Idiom. It means “good luck,” not to actually break your leg.
What is the difference between central idea and author’s claim?
Central idea is what the text is mostly about; author's claim is what the author wants readers to believe.
What strategy should you use when you are given a paired passage with two texts?
Read Passage 1 first, then answer all questions about Passage 1. Next, read Passage 2 and answer all questions about Passage 2. Finally, answer the questions that ask about both passages.