Vocabulary
What is cause and effect?
Cause- makes something else happen
Effect- happens because of the cause
What does RAPP stand for?
Restate, Answer, Prove it, Prove it
What does "author's purpose" mean?
The reason the author wrote the text
What is figurative language?
Using words in a creative way
What is a character?
A person or animal in a story.
What is a main idea?
What the story is mostly about
When you restate, you use words from...
the question
What are the 3 possible author's purposes?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
What is onomatopoeia? Give an example.
Sound words
(boom, meow, pop, crack, ring ring)
What is a setting?
The time and place where a story happens
What is a point of view?
Who is telling the story
When you answer, you use words from...
your brain (in your own words)
What does it mean if the author's purpose is to persaude?
The author wants you to think or act a certain way
What is an idiom? Give an example.
An expression that means something different than what the words usually mean
-It's raining cats and dogs.
-I have ants in my pants.
-It's a piece of cake.
What is a conflict?
The problem in a story
What is a theme?
The lesson a story teaches you
When you prove it, you use words from...
the text
What does it mean if the author's purpose is to inform?
The author wants to teach you something
What is a simile? Give an example.
A simile compares two things using "like" or "as"
-I'm as fast as a cheetah.
-The shirt is colorful like a rainbow.
What is a resolution?
How the conflict (problem) is solved
What is compare and contrast?
Compare- how things are the same
Contrast- how things are different
What are two sentence starters you can use before you "prove it"?
-In the text, it says
-In the story
-The author states
-In paragraph __
-According to the text
What does it mean if the author's purpose is to entertain?
The author wants you to enjoy the story
How can you figure out what an idiom means if you've never heard of it before?
Use context clues to find out what is happening in the story, and what meaning would make the most sense.
What is a story sequence?
The order of events happening (beginning, middle, and end)