Reading Foundations
This genre uses speech balloons, image panels, and captions to tell a story.
Graphic Novel
The plot stage that introduces the characters, setting, and the main conflict.
Exposition
Specific information from a text used to support an answer or claim.
Text evidence
Fix the punctuation: "I'm not the oldest anymore", said Jenny...
The comma goes inside the quotes
What does reliable mean in this sentence: "The car is old, but it is reliable and always starts."
dependable/ trustworthy
These are set in the past and often feature a "trickster" character.
Folktale
A struggle that occurs within a character's own mind.
Internal conflict
A logical guess based on story details and your own experience.
Inference
Identify the word pair in this sentence: "You can either believe or question the news."
Either/ Or (Correlative Conjunctions)
Use context: He had a grimace on his face after tasting the sour lemon.
a twisted facial expression (disgust/ pain)
A script for film or TV that includes stage directions and technical instructions.
Screenplay
The moment of greatest interest or the turning point of a story.
Climax
To find this, ask yourself: What is the message about life the author is sharing?
Theme
Remove the redundancy: "The math test was entirely complete."
Delete "entirely" (it's redundant)
What does barren mean here: "The room was barren, there was no furniture at all."
empty
The narrator is not a character and reveals the thoughts of all characters.
Third-Person Omniscient
An interruption in the story to describe events from an earlier time.
Flashback
The reason an author writes (inform, persuade, entertain, or express).
Author's purpose
Add the comma: "Goha chanced to pass a butcher shop but it was closed."
Before the word "but"
Based on the word adaptable, what does the suffix -able mean?
capable of
A narrator who tells the story from their own perspective using "I" and "me".
First-person point of view
Personal qualities, like being "adaptable," that make a character seem real.
Character traits
This type of text uses headings and captions to provide factual information.
Informational text
Is this simple or complex? "When you are in court, you pay attention."
Complex
Use context: "Exercise and food both affect your metabolism, and how your body uses energy.
the process of changing food into energy