Theme OR Central Idea
Name at least THREE of the important tools within the text can help you identify the central idea of an informational text?
1) Title, Pictures, & Headings
2) Find the claim or thesis
3) Read the first and last sentence of every paragraph
4) Repeated Words
5) Summarize the text or ask yourself "what is this text mostly about?"
What are the 4-steps to figuring out the meaning of words you don't know?
What is
1) Context Clues
2) Roots & Affixes
3) Connotation
4) Word Association
What is the acronym for analyzing character development?
STEAL
What is a simile
When looking for an objective summary, what are the TWO most important things to look for?
What are
1) only facts (no opinions)
2) only the important details (no unnecessary information)
Where the theme EMERGES can be found in what part of the story?
What is rising action.
Definitions, synonyms, and antonyms are all things to look for when identifying _______________?
What are context clues
What does the S & T stand for?
What is SAYS and THINKS.
What is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable (the world is a stage)?
What is a metaphor.
Where the theme takes SHAPE can be found in what part of the story?
What is the climax.
What are Affixes?
What are Prefixes (an addition at the beginning of a root word) or Suffixes (an addition at the end of a root word)
What does the A stand for?
What is a figure of speech that uses intentional exaggeration for emphasis or effect, not to be taken literally (I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.)?
What is hyperbole?
Where the theme REFINES can be found in what part of the story?
What is the resolution.
What is the emotional meaning that is tied to a word?
what is connotation (+ or -)
What does the L stand for?
What is a device where a word, phrase, or idea is used multiple times for emphasis, rhythm, or to create a specific effect ("The old man walked down the street, down the street, down the street")?
What is repetition.
If the unknown word seems negative, what should I eliminate in my answer choices?
What is any answer choice that has a positive connotation.
What does the E stand for?
What is EFFECT ON OTHERS.
What is the act of placing two contrasting or dissimilar things, ideas, or characters side-by-side to highlight their differences or similarities, often to create a specific effect or meaning ("it was the best of times, it was the worst of times" ?
What is juxtaposition.
What is the FIRST thing you should do when starting a new passage?
What is BREAKDOWN YOUR QUESTIONS!!!