Big Ideas
What is the text mostly about?
Main Idea
When and where a story takes place
Setting
The reason an author writes (to inform, entertain, or persuade)
Author's Purpose
Facts or examples that explain the main idea
Supporting Details
Figure something out using clues and what you already know
Infer
The most important idea in a nonfiction text.
Central Idea
The events that happen in a story.
Plot
The author’s attitude or feeling about the topic
Tone
How a text is organized (cause/effect, compare/contrast, etc.)
Text Structure
Details that help explain or support your thinking
Evidence
The big message or lesson the author wants you to learn.
Theme
The main problem in a story.
Conflict
How the story makes the reader feel
Mood
Why something happens and what happens because of it
Cause and Effect
How the reader feels while reading the text
Mood
A short retelling of the most important parts of a text.
Summary
How the problem is solved at the end
Resolution
Words used in a creative way, like similes and metaphors
Figurative Language
How things are alike and different
Compare and Contrast
The most important idea the author wants you to understand
Theme
Facts or details from the text that prove your thinking.
Evidence
Words that describe a character’s personality
Character Traits
Who is telling the story and how they see events
Point of View
The author’s opinions or beliefs about a topic
Point of View
The events in a story that lead to the problem and solution
Plot