WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG IN A STORY
PROBLEM OR CONFLICT
WHAT THE TEXT IS MOSTLY ABOUT *CENTRAL IDEA*
MAIN IDEA
DIVIDES THE TEXT INTO SECTIONS AND TELLS US WHAT EACH SECTION WILL BE ABOUT.
HEADINGS
A TEXT FEATURE THAT AN AUTHOR USES SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE LOOKS LIKE.
PHOTOGRAPH
WORDS THAT HAVE THE SAME MEANING.
SYNONYM
CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN THE CHARACTERS
DIALOGUE
POINT OF VIEW
1ST - I, ME, MY
3RD - YOU, THEY, THEM OR OUTSIDE OBSERVER
THE FEATURES LIKE HEADINGS, PHOTOS AND CAPTIONS IN A NONFICTION TEXT?
TEXT FEATURES
THE PERSON THAT TELLS WHAT HAPPENS DURING A PLAY.
NARRATOR
A HINT FOUND IN THE TEXT THAT HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF A WORD
CONTEXT CLUE
WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS IN A PLAY THAT TELL THE ACTOR WHAT TO DO. *NOT SPOKEN OUT LOUD
STAGE DIRECTIONS
OVERALL MESSAGE, LESSON OR HEART OF THE STORY.
THEME
PUT WHAT YOU HAVE READ IN YOUR OWN WORDS
PARAPHRASE
DIDN'T
WHERE OR WHEN THE STORY TAKES PLACE
SETTING
THE PARTS A PLAY IS DIVIDED INTO.
SCENES
WHAT DO WE CALL THE EVENTS THAT MAKE UP THE STORY?
PLOT
WHAT IS AUTHORS PURPOSE? *PIE
PERSUADE, INFORM OR ENTERTAIN
WHAT DOES ECR AND SCR STAND FOR?
EXTENDED CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE AND SHORT CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE
CONNECTS THE NOUN TO THE SENTENCE AND SPECIFIES THE POSITION.
PREPOSITION
TELLS YOU WHO IS DOING THE TALKING IN A DRAMA?
CHARACTER TAGS
the use of vivid language to represent objects, actions, or ideas. *PAINT A MENTAL PICTURE
IMAGERY
HOW THE AUTHOR'S WORD CHOICE HELPS YOU DETERMINE THEIR FEELINGS, EMOTIONS OR AUDIENCE.
AUTHORS VOICE
FANBOYS: FOR, AND, NOR, BUT, OR, YET, SO
CONJUNCTION
MAKING A GUESS BASED ON TEXT EVIDENCE.
INFERENCE