ELA.4.R.1.1
This story element tells where and when a story happens.
What is the setting?
This is the message or lesson the author wants you to learn.
What is the theme?
These are the words or sentences around an unfamiliar word that help you figure out its meaning.
What are context clues?
A summary should not include this type of extra information.
What are opinions?
This part of the plot is the main problem the characters must solve.
What is the conflict?
Authors show theme through what characters do, say, and learn. These are called:
What are details in the text?
“The sky was gloomy. Dark clouds covered the sun.” What does gloomy mean?
What is dark or sad?
When summarizing, you must include these important pieces from the text—only the ones that matter.
What are relevant details?
As a character changes throughout the story, this is what we call their growth.
What is character development?
If the author shows a character learning to tell the truth, the theme might be this.
What is honesty is important?
When a text gives examples like “such as,” “including,” or “for example,” it is giving this type of context clue.
What are example clues?
The order in which events happen in a summary should follow this.
What is logical or chronological order?
This is the series of important events that move the story forward.
What is the plot?
The theme is not the same thing as this, which tells what the story is about.
What is the topic?
A context clue that tells the opposite meaning of a word is called this.
What is an antonym clue?
A good summary of literature includes the problem, key events, and this important message.
What is the theme?
The setting, conflict, and character development all help build this exciting moment in the story where the tension is highest.
What is the climax?
When readers use the story’s events and the characters’ changes to figure out the message, they are doing this
What is inferring the theme?
“The girl was timid, unlike her bold and confident brother.” What does timid mean?
What is shy or scared?
Summaries are shorter than the original text because they focus on this.
What is the central idea or main point?