TEXT EVIDENCE
Using details or quotes from the text to support an answer
Text Evidence
The most important point the author wants readers to understand.
Theme
Hints in the text that help readers figure out word meanings
What is context clues
text structure explains how two things are alike and different
Compare and contrast
A conclusion based on evidence and reasoning
Inference
Which part of the R.A.C.E. strategy explains the evidence
Explain
The topic and what the author says about the topic.
What strong Central Idea statement includes
A clue where a nearby word has a similar meaning
Synonym context clue
text structure shows why something happened and its results
Cause and Effect.
This point of view uses the words “I,” “me,” and “we”
First person
Proves the answer is correct and supported by the text.
Text Evidence importance
The role of supporting details
support the central idea
Joyful, smiling, excited, gleeful are all synonyms for what word
Happy
To inform, persuade, and entertain
Author’s purpose
The most exciting or important turning point
Climax
Explicit and Inference
Two types of text evidence
The difference between theme and central idea
Theme is a lesson in fiction; central idea is the main point.
Events after the exposition that builds tension and develop the main conflict of a story
What is Rising Action
It helps readers organize information and understand the author’s ideas
Understanding how text structure helps the reader
Three words can be used to show a character is nervous?
shaking, sweating, shivering, quivering, dry throat, racing thoughts....
“According to the text,” “The author states,” “In paragraph 3,” etc....areexamples of what?
Sentence frames, evidence introduction
The difference between a fact and an opinion
A fact can be proven true, while an opinion is what someone thinks or feels
Character reactions to thoughts, feelings, words, or actions to events or other characters that reveals personality or helps move the plot
Character Response
If a text teaches readers how to do something step-by-step, what is the author’s purpose?
To Inform
Why do authors use conflict in stories
To create tension, develop characters, and move the plot forward.