🎭 1. DRAMA & STAGE DIRECTIONS (RL.4.5)
What is a stage direction?
ANSWER: Directions that show movement, actions, or feelings (in parentheses).
What is a conflict?
problem
What is figurative language?
ANSWER: Words that create a special meaning beyond literal.
What does a timeline show?
ANSWER: Events in order.
What is the main idea?
ANSWER: What the text is mostly about.
(raised eyebrows) shows what?
ANSWER: The character is feeling surprised or caught off guard.
What is a theme?
ANSWER: The lesson or message of the story.
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Answers Vary
What does a caption do?
ANSWER: Explains a picture or diagram.
Which detail supports a main idea that “volcanoes can be dangerous”?
ANSWER: Lava destroyed homes.
Which stage direction shows frustration?
sample:
ANSWER: (crossing arms)
If two characters argue but make up in the end, what theme fits?
ANSWER: Friendship / solving problems.
What is imagery?
ANSWER: Language that appeals to the senses.
How is a journal different from an informational article?
ANSWER: Journal = personal thoughts; article = facts.
What does it mean to “use text evidence”?
Use details from the text
In a drama, who explains the setting of a scene?
The narrator.
Is theme stated directly or inferred?
ANSWER: Inferred.
What does the phrase “time flew by” mean?
ANSWER: Time passed quickly.
Which feature helps you locate important words in a text?
ANSWER: Bold or highlighted vocabulary.
What is an inference?
Suitcase of knowledge+Text Evidence
If a character is pacing back and forth, what might they be feeling?
ANSWER: Nervous, worried, or anxious.
A story shows a student who shares supplies and helps others.
What’s a possible theme?
ANSWER: Kindness makes a positive impact.
Identify the vivid verb:
“The dog dashed across the yard.”
DASHED
If a map shows arrows traveling north, what inference can you make?
ANSWER: Something is moving north (migration, explorers, etc.).
Read this detail:
“Rangers counted only three baby eagles this season.”
What main idea could this support?
ANSWER: Eagle populations may be low or decreasing.