Before reading a paired passage, you can choose to read the ______ first so you have an idea of what to look for in the text.
questions
What is the Author's Purpose? :
A handbook teaching people how to build a birdhouse
To inform
Setting
The moral or lesson of a story is the ______.
Theme
In Literature, what is the conversation between characters called?
Dialogue
ALWAYS pick an answer choice that you can go back and prove with _________ __________.
Text Evidence
What is the Author's Purpose?
A letter written by students to their principal to change the dresscode.
To persuade
True or False-
A summary includes many details from the story.
False
The term for the main events of a story from beginning to end
Plot
The wind whistles in my ears and the leaves dance across the park.
This is an example of what type of Figurative Language?
Personification
True or False-
The answer choice that is longest will always be the correct summary.
FALSE
How the reader feels after reading is the _____?
(Hint: the tone the author uses determines this)
Mood
Where does a prefix occur in a word?
the beginning
________ appeals to your 5 senses.
Imagery
What is it called when you have to use information that is given and prior knowledge to figure something out?
Inference
When you make notes out to the side of your passages, this is called _______.
(hint: starts with an A)
Annotating
When I had finished eating, I went to the backyard to watch the fireworks. I smiled, and my brother smiled back at me.
First Person
What type of writing would you see Stanzas in?
Poetry
The term for the problem faced by the main character in a story.
Conflict
Identify the Figurative Language-
The children were roses grown in concrete gardens, beautiful and forlorn.
Metaphor
When answeing a constructed writing prompt, you should always start out by re-stating the ________ before answering and ciring evidence.
Question
What is the Author's Purpose?
A postcard from your friend visiting Hawaii.
To entertain
Where does a suffix occur in a word? AND
Give an example.
At the end
varying answers
A technique an author uses to provide hints or give clues about future events in a story.
Foreshadowing
This can be direct (traits are clearly stated by the narrator) or indirect (traits revealed by actions, thoughts, or dialogue).
Characterization