Banned Books
This is the story of a pig named Wilbur who is saved from death by his spider friend, Charlotte, who weaves messages in her web to convince people he is special
What is Charlotte's Web by E. B White?
I think/believe that…
In my opinion…
From my perspective…
Based on…, it seems that…
After reading…, I conclude that
What is stating a new opinion?
This is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary or in ways that are imaginary
What is Fiction?
The main character of a story
Who is the protagonist?
1937 novella about two migrant ranch workers, the intelligent but short-tempered George Milton and his intellectually disabled, physically powerful friend Lennie Small, who roam California during the Great Depression seeking work and their dream of owning their own farm
What is Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck?
This means making the meaning of the text clearer.
What is to Clarify?
This is is any document or media content that attempts, in good faith, to convey information only about the real world.
What is Non-Fiction?
Place and time where a story takes place
What is the setting?
This book follows Starr Carter, who witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.
What is The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas?
Doing this to a text means picking out the main ideas and leaving out anything that is not essential.
What is to summarize?
This is the genre of speculative fiction that imagines advanced and futuristic scientific progress and typically includes elements like information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.
What is Science Fiction?
This is the use of words and descriptions to create mental images
What is Imagery?
This book follows Pecola Breedlove, a young African-American girl who, tormented by racism and white beauty standards, prays for blue eyes, believing they will bring her love and beauty in a society that prizes whiteness.
What is the Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison?
So what you are saying is that…
In other words, you think…
I noticed that…
If I understand you correctly, your opinion is that…
What is to paraphrase?
This genre is a detailed description of a person's life.
What is a biography?
The main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work,
What is the plot?
This novel tells the story of Celie, a Black woman in rural Georgia in the early 20th century, whose life of abuse and despair is transformed through her love and friendship with other women
What is The Color Purple by Alice Walker?
This is a strategy in which readers use information from a text (including titles, heading, pictures, and diagrams) and their own personal experiences to anticipate what they are about to read (or what comes next)
What is to predict?
A nonfiction literary genre where a person writes about a specific period or theme from their life, using personal experiences and memories to create an engaging, narrative story from their own perspective
What is a memoir?
This is the point of greatest tension or intensity in the short story. It can also be the point where events take a major turn
What is the climax?