Theme/Central Idea
The definition of infer.
What is an educated guess? (Alt. What is reading between the lines?)
The 5W's.
What is Who, What, When, Where, and Why?
Define protagonist.
What is the main character?
Define Text Evidence.
What is specific examples/quotations from the text to support your claims.
Define dialogue.
What is when two or more characters speak?
The definition of a topic.
What is a one word summary to describe the big ideas in a text?
Define objective.
What is an unbiased opinion?
Define antagonist.
What is the person getting in the way of what the protagonist wants.
(I will not accept "the villain"!)
The length a quote should be when used as text evidence.
What is 1-2 sentences?
Define a scene.
What is when the characters are actively doing something.
The phrase you use to begin a thematic statement.
What is "The author believes that..."?
The difference between a theme and a summary.
What is a theme is a universal idea and a summary is a recounting of specific events in a text?
Define a round character.
What is a character who is complex, realistic, and cannot be described in one word.
The punctuation that should always surround text evidence.
Reasons to start a new paragraph (name 2).
What is when a new idea is introduced or a new character starts speaking.
The definition of a theme/central idea.
What is the message that the author wants you to take away from the story.
Define exposition.
What is the information we need to know in order to understand the plot?
Define a static character.
What is a character who does NOT undergo significant change over the course of a text.
The third and final step in using Text Evidence.
What is connecting the quote to your claim and explaining its relevance.
Define setting detail.
What is the environment in which the story takes place?
A thematic statement for the following poem:
My father was a truck driver,
My mom bought me a violin.
I hope I haven't disappointed them."
Various responses acceptable.
E.g. Parents put too much pressure on their children to be something they're not.
Parents often live vicariously through their children.
Putting too much pressure on young people can be damaging to their self worth.
Determine and define the part of a plot structure that comes between exposition and rising action.
What is the Inciting Incident (or Point of No Return), the moment when the plot begins and the character can no longer turn back.
Determine what type of character Tony Stark/Iron Man is (flat or round AND static or dynamic)
What is a round and dynamic character?
The important piece of information that should always directly follow a quote (before you explain the quote in your own words).
What is a page number?
Words/phrases to avoid using (or overusing) in creative writing (name all 4).
What is "started," "in order to," "that," and adverbs.