Main Idea/Summary
True or False: A good summary includes major details only and not the minor details in a text.
True
The place or time when a story takes place
Setting
Explain what a descriptive text structure is:
Provides details about a topic, person, place, or thing using sensory or factual information
Give some signal words for a descriptive text structure:
For example, such as, including, specifically, in addition.
What is the difference between a primary and secondary source?
One deals with the perspective with someone who experienced a given event, the other deals with someone who researched the event.
Define Central Idea
the main point or the most important concept that the author wants to convey.
What is a climax?
The turning point or most intense moment of the story.
What is a Chronological text Structure?
Presents events in the order they happened, often used in stories, biographies, or historical texts.
Give some signal words for a chronological text feature:
First, next, then, finally, after, before.
What is a metaphor?
figurative language that makes a comparison without using like or as.
What is a Relevant detail?
a piece of information that directly supports or helps explain the main idea, theme, or argument of a story or text.
What is a theme?
A Theme is the lesson or moral that a story teaches.
What does a Cause and Effect Structure do?
Explains reasons why something happened and the resulting effects.
Name signal words for Cause and effect:
Because, due to, therefore, as a result, consequently.
What is personification?
Figurative language that describes a non-human thing as having human characteristics.
What are some ways to find a central idea in a story?
Look for clues, context clues, make an inference, evidence, etc.
Explain what a plot is...
A plot is the sequence of events that make up a story. It outlines how the story progresses from beginning to end.
Explain what a Compare and Contrast Structure is:
Examines similarities and differences between two or more subjects.
What are some signal words for Compare and Contrast?
Similarly, likewise, in contrast, however, unlike.
What is imagery?
Descriptive figurative language that helps the reader imagine what is happening.
Why is understanding the central idea important when analyzing a text, and how does it help you as a reader?
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Give an example of the major conflict in a story you have read.
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Give an example of a story you have read this year and identify a problem and a solution in the story:
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Name some signal words for problem and solution text structures:
Problem, solution, challenge, resolve, fix, solve.
What is the difference between literary text and informational text?
One tells a story with a plot, the other gives information and details about a specific topic or idea.