Main Idea
The big point or most important idea the author wants to communicate.
What is the main idea?
Stories that are made up (not real).
What is fiction?
When the beginning sounds of words are repeated.
What is Alliteration?
The process by which an author tells about the personality of a character.
What is characterization?
Non-fiction text that informs a reader.
What is informational texts?
______ details in a text should tell us more about the main idea.
What are supporting?
When and where something takes place?
What is setting?
A word that imitates a sound.
What is onomatopoeia?
When the author tells information about a character directly.
What is direct characterization?
The clues that help a reader figure out informational texts.
What are textual features?
Often the _____ sentence in a paragraph will point to the main idea.
What is the topic?
There are two types of fiction. Name one.
What are short stories or what are novels?
Comparing two things using the words "like" or "as".
What is Simile?
When the author uses words to SHOW what a character's personality is like.
What is indirect characterization?
The "T" in THIEVES reading strategy stands for...
What is title?
True or False: The main idea would appear weak without good supporting details.
What is True?
The events and actions in a story.
What is plot?
A huge exaggeration that could not possibly be true.
What is hyperbole?
A pretty, powerful sorceress.
Who is Medea?
The "3" in the 3-2-1 strategy means...
What are 3 things you learned?
This question will help you know the main idea. Ask yourself: ______ or ______ is this passage about?
What is "who" or "what"?
The universal message of the story that often is a lesson about life.
What is theme?
Comparing two unlike things without using a connecting word.
What is Metaphor?
The man sent to bring back the golden fleece.
Who is Jason?
Visual aids (like graphs) are _______ features.
What are textual features?