Vocabulary
To leave something or someone out; to not include.
What is exlude?
To make an idea, feeling, or message known or understood.
Acting quickly without thinking carefully.
What is impetous?
The beginning of a story where the characters, setting, and main conflict are introduced.
What is exposition?
Every morning, recycling trucks collect tons of paper, plastic, and cans. When people recycle, they help protect the Earth and save energy. If everyone recycled just a little more, we could reduce pollution and create a cleaner planet.
Question: What is the author’s purpose in this passage — to inform, entertain, or persuade?
To persuade readers to recycle and care for the environment.
To explain or make something clear by using examples, pictures, or details.
What is illustrate?
The reason why the author wrote the text (to inform, persuade, entertain, or explain).
What is Author's Purpose?
To have power or control over someone or something.
What is dominate?
The events that build tension and lead up to the most exciting part of the story.
What is Rising Action?
The sky was painted with streaks of orange and pink as the sun slowly disappeared. Birds chirped softly, and a calm breeze whispered through the trees. Everything felt peaceful and still, as if the world had stopped to watch the sunset.
Question: What tone does the author use?
Calm, peaceful, or reflective.
To share or exchange information, ideas, or feelings.
What is communicate?
The author’s attitude or feeling toward the subject or audience.
What is tone?
In a scary or harmful way that shows danger or warning.
What is threateningly?
The end of the story where the conflict is solved and everything is wrapped up.
What is resolution?
Maria trained hard for weeks before the big spelling bee. She studied every night, even when she was tired. On the day of the competition, her hard work paid off when she proudly held up her first-place trophy.
What is the best summary of this section?
Maria practiced hard for the spelling bee and won first place.
To add more detail or explain something more clearly.
What is elaborate?
A short statement that tells the main ideas of a text, without extra details or opinions.
What is summary?
Very unhappy, uncomfortable, or full of sadness.
What is miserable?
The most exciting or important moment in the story; the turning point.
What is climax?
The old house creaked in the wind, its shutters banging like warning drums. Inside, shadows stretched across the walls, and the floorboards groaned beneath each careful step.
What feeling or idea is conveyed by the author’s word choice?
A feeling of fear, suspense, or mystery.
Based on facts, not personal feelings or opinions.
What is objective?
The events that happen after the climax as the story starts to calm down.
Disappeared suddenly or completely.
What is vanished?
The sequence of events that make up a story — what happens from beginning to end.
What is Plot?
The city zoo has over 200 different animal species, including lions, elephants, and penguins. It opens daily at 9:00 a.m. and closes at 5:00 p.m. Many visitors say the new giraffe exhibit is their favorite part.
Is this paragraph written in an objective way or with the author’s opinion? How can you tell?
Mostly objective (facts about the zoo), but the last sentence shows opinion because it says what visitors “like best.”