Context Clues
I think it would help our basketball team, if we allowed girls to play. I’ve seen how Patty has a knack for making the tough shots when they’re needed most. She wants to play on our team and we’d win more games with her help. What does “knack” mean?
a. to throw or toss
b. a hard punch
c. a kind of sports bag
d. an ability
What is an ability?
A series of events that takes the reader from beginning to end.
What is the plot?
Is the first paragraph of an essay, it introduces the topic and indicates the focus of the essay.
What is the introduction?
Many people believe that television violence has a negative effect on society because it promotes violence. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your response.
What is argumentative?
The story's main idea or central message; what lesson the author wants you to learn.
What is the theme?
Connie is never happy when everyone is getting along. She always instigates fights and then acts like little Miss Innocent.
When you instigate something, you __________.
a. check it out
b. protect it
c. get it started
d. ignore it
What is get it started?
The problems or struggles that the characters face.
What is conflict?
These make up the main section of the essay where all the key ideas and supporting details are discussed.
What are the body paragraphs?
This type of essay needs a claim, evidence, and reasoning.
What is informative AND argumentative?
The key points the author wants to make in a piece of text; what the author wants the reader to think, know or understand after reading a text
What is central idea?
I like that store. All the employees strive to make the customers feel right at home. Which word is a synonym of “strive”?
a. complain
b. try
c. fail
d. clean
What is try?
The events that show the conflict at its highest, most intense point
The most important sentence in an essay that comes at the end of the introduction paragraph. It expresses the main idea or purpose of the whole essay.
What is the thesis?
This essay is asking you to write or continue a story.
What is narrative?
True or False: there can be more than one theme in a story?
What is true?
I looked at the plans for your new house. This is earthquake country. You need to fortify the frame or you’ll have a disaster with the first tremor. Fortify means to _______.
a. shake
b. build
c. strengthen
d. destroy
The events that introduce the story’s main characters, setting, and conflict
What is the exposition?
This is the last paragraph in an essay, it reminds the reader of the thesis statement and summarizes the key points discussed in the body paragraphs.
What is the conclusion?
Write an essay in which you identify a theme from each text and analyze how each theme is developed. Be sure to include specific details from both selections.
What is informative?
True or false: the theme doesn't have to be inferred, the author will simply tell you what it is.
What is false?
This is a clandestine operation. It is extremely important that no one discovers what you’re doing! A clandestine operation is supposed to be __________.
a. dangerous
b. harmful
c. exciting
d. secret
What is secret?
The events that begin showing the aftermath of the conflict’s climactic moment
What is the falling action?
Is usually the first sentence of a paragraph and expresses its main idea or focus.
What is the topic sentence?
Write an original story about what happens when Sally arrives at Aunt Sarah’s house. In your story, be sure to use what you have learned about the setting and the characters as you tell what happens next.
What is narrative?
True or false? The central idea can be found usually at the end of the first paragraph.
What is true?