Vocab
Opinion backed by evidence
What is a claim?
Everyone else at the party wanted garbage pizza but only because he detested vegetable. What does detested mean?
What is disliked or hated?
End of the story, Wrapping up
Resolution
Eating fast food isn't bad if you only eat it once a week.
What is an opinion?
Erick's mom is having a birthday party this weekend. He wants to do something special for her. Erick knows that his mom always wanted to go to the Grand Canyon. He turned on the computer and looked at the map. What is Erick doing? How do you know?
Erick is going to plan a trip to the Grand Canyon for his mom. Key words: mom always wanted to go to the Grand Canyon and he looked at the map.
A conclusion based on evidence
What is an inference?
Lula would have attempted the walk home, had it not been for the immense mountain that stood between her and her destination. What does immense mean?
Setting is explained.
Exposition
Skateboarding on public property is against the law.
Fact
"Kenneth!" Mom called out as she opened the front door. "Please help me with my groceries. Kenneth!" mom called out. Still there was no reply. Mom walked into the kitchen and saw the shattered pieces from the window all over the floor and a baseball not far from there. Why do you think Kenneth was not answering to his mom? Why do you think so?
Kenneth accidentally broke a window while he was outside playing baseball. He's not answering because he doesn't want to get into trouble.
Lesson learned
Theme
With the field torn up by the players' cleats, and the cold rain falling in waves, conditions on the playing field were dismal. What does dismal mean?
horrible
Area of strongest tension or suspense, high point
Climax
Sometimes curly hair looks better than straight.
Opinion
Elizabeth was so proud of her garden. She planted the seeds early in the spring and watered the plants every morning. Last Friday, her mom called and asked her to come over for the weekend because she was feeling sick. When Elizabeth came back home, her plants were bent and drooping. Why were the plants drooping? How do you know?
She had not watered them for a few days, so the plants were not doing well.
View from which the story is told
Point of view
When Kiki got a tiny cut on her pinky finger, she got all melodramatic and began sobbing and demanding a doctor. What does melodramatic mean?
theatrical or dramatic
Falling Action
Justin Bieber is a very talented entertainer
Opinion
I pressed the button and after a few seconds the door opened. I stepped inside and pressed a button with the number 10 on it. The door closed. Then, I felt the floor was moving up. Where am I?
Reason for writing the article: persuade, inform, or entertain.
Authors purpose
Unlike Bob, who treated others rudely and kept to himself, Bobby was jovial, friendly, and outgoing. What does jovial mean?
pleasant
Events build and conflict picks up.
Rising action
The average tortoise will outlive the average human.
Fact
Dad and Anna were finishing up a project in the garage together. "Can we paint the roof red?" asked Anna. "Sure," said Dad. "Then when the paint dries we can find a place to hang it in the backyard." What do you think Dad and Anna are making? Why do you think so?
Dad and Anna are making a birdhouse.