What is the theme?
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
chronological
spatial
sequence
compare/contrast
cause/effect
problem/solution
What is a central idea or main idea?
What's the difference?
The one word idea (not a person, place, or thing) that the story is about
Central ideas are in Informational (non-fiction), Main ideas are in Literary (fiction) texts
Persuasive
Entertain
Inform
claim
evidence
reasoning
chronological: time order
sequence: step by step, can happen at any time
spatial: space order
Problem/solution: problem and solution given
Cause/effect: what happened and why
Compare/contrast: shows similarities and differences between 2 things
in the text it says
the text states
the author tells us
the passage says
The problem of the story?
Where does it get solved?
conflict
in the resolution
The evidence shows that
The evidence proves
The reason this evidence supports the claim is
what is the counterclaim and rebuttal?
Where are these found in an argument?
opposite view point and why they are wrong
near the end, before the conclusion
**GRAMMAR**
How can you figure out what a word means during the test?
context clues
prefixes/suffixes/root word
AP is Entertain vs. Inform
Author's POV will change
what kind of text is text structure used in?
what's the AP of an argument?
informational
persuade