Vocabulary
Define Setting
Time and Place of a story
Students worked together to improve the school garden. Sort each detail into supports the claim or does not directly support the claim.
1 and 3 support the claim. 2 gives the garden’s location but does not directly show teamwork.
Trivia Question: How many days in a year?
Pregunta trivia: ¿Cuántos días hay en un año?
365
What is making an inference?
drawing a conclusion using text evidence and background knowledge.
What is a conflict in a story?
A struggle or problem a character faces.
Define Dialogue
a conversation between characters
Sort these four statements into the best category: topic, central idea, relevant evidence, or theme. Explain one choice.
1. Helping neighbors.
2. Communities grow stronger when people work together.
3. A detail that directly supports a claim.
4. A story’s message about life.
1 is topic; 2 is central idea; 3 is relevant evidence; 4 is theme.
How many stars are on the American flag?
50
What is Background knowledge?
what a reader already knows about people or a situation.
How is a story’s theme different from its central idea?
¿En qué se diferencia el tema o mensaje de una historia de su idea central?
A central idea explains what an text says about the topic; a theme is a message or lesson of a story.
Define Theme
The moral or lesson of the story. The message of the story.
Sort these terms into structure or literary element: chronological order, turning point, setting, conflict. Be ready to explain one choice.
ES Clasifica estos términos como estructura o elemento literario: orden cronológico, momento decisivo, ambiente, conflicto. Prepárate para explicar una de tus respuestas.
Structure: chronological order and turning point. Literary elements: setting and conflic
Trivia Question: What is the scientific name of the process where plants prepare their food?
Photosynthesis
Hope is a flashlight. It helps us see when the path is dark and guides us toward the next step.” What makes this an extended metaphor?
“Hope is a flashlight. It helps us see when the path is dark and guides us toward the next step.” ¿Qué hace que esto sea una metáfora extendida?
The comparison continues through connected details about the flashlight, darkness, and finding a path.
Claim: Jordan improved at soccer because he practiced regularly. Which detail is the strongest evidence?
A. Jordan’s team wore blue uniforms. B. Jordan practiced dribbling every afternoon after school. C. Jordan’s friend played a different sport.
ES Afirmación: Jordan mejoró en el fútbol porque practicaba con regularidad. ¿Qué detalle es la evidencia más sólida? A. El equipo de Jordan usaba uniformes azules. B. Jordan practicaba el regate todas las tardes después de clases. C. Un amigo de Jordan practicaba otro deporte.
B. Jordan practiced dribbling every afternoon after school.
Define central idea
what the text is saying mostly about the subject
Sort each event as problem, character response, or outcome: 1. A storm ruins the school garden. 2. Students organize a cleanup and replant seedlings. 3. The garden grows, and more neighbors join in.
ES Clasifica cada suceso como problema, reacción de los personajes o resultado: 1. Una tormenta arruina el jardín de la escuela. 2. Los estudiantes organizan una limpieza y vuelven a plantar semillas. 3. El jardín crece y más vecinos se unen.
1 is the problem; 2 is the character response; 3 is the outcome.
Trivia Question: What month of the year has 28 days?
Pregunta de trivia:
All
"Time is a thief" What kind of figurative language is this?
Metaphor
Claim: The school garden helps students learn responsibility. Which detail is strongest evidence? A. Students made a weekly watering schedule and checked the plants. B. The garden is beside the cafeteria. C. The garden has six raised beds.
A. It directly shows students taking responsibility for caring for the plants.
What is a metaphor?
direct comparison of two things.
Sort these events into opening/setting, problem, turning point, and outcome: A. The class arrives at the park for a cleanup. B. They discover the tools are missing. C. A neighbor brings extra supplies, so the students can begin. D. The team finishes cleaning the park together. Defend the turning point.
ES Clasifica estos sucesos como inicio/ambiente, problema, momento decisivo y resultado: A. La clase llega al parque para limpiarlo. B. Descubren que faltan las herramientas. C. Un vecino trae suministros adicionales y los estudiantes pueden comenzar. D. El equipo termina de limpiar el parque en conjunto. Justifica cuál es el momento decisivo.
A is the opening/setting; B is the problem; C is the turning point because it changes what the students can do; D is the outcome.
What is the largest organ on the human body?
The Skin
The seed represents Luis’s new beginning. What type of figurative language is this?
ES: La semilla representa el nuevo comienzo de Luis. ¿Qué tipo de lenguaje figurado es?
Symbolism
Answer: Symbolism / Simbolismo
Define internal conflict
is a struggle happening within a character, such as feeling torn between two choices.
Example: A character wants to tell the truth but is afraid of getting in trouble.
Conflicto interno: Es una lucha que ocurre dentro de un personaje, como sentirse indeciso entre dos opciones.