Story Structure
The sequence of events that take place in a work of literature
plot
This text presents readers with information or ideas about real people, places, things, and events.
informational text
The act of examining the parts of something in detail
analyze
To restate an entire passage from a text in your own words
paraphrase
Gregor Samsa wakes up from anxious dreams, to discover
that in bed he had been changed into a monstrous verminous bug.
The central idea or message of a work of literature, often expressed as a general statement about life
Theme
Some examples of informational text include
biographies, diaries, interviews, articles, letters, editorials, essays, and speeches
The details that readers use to support their ideas and opinions
textual evidence
An idea formed by combining textual evidence and one’s own reasoning and background knowledge.
Inference
"The Metamorphosis," with nightmarish themes of surrealism, confusion, and oppression was written in 1915 by this Czech author
Franz Kafka
The scene in a story, play, movie, or TV show that is set in a time earlier than the events in the main story
flashback
A related situation that shows that what is being demonstrated is true
pertinent example
When something is precisely and clearly expressed, leaving no room for doubt it is said to be
explicit
The practice called to trace the development of events or ideas within a text
Track
The name of the Soviet Union’s successful satellite launch in October of 1957
Sputnik
The outline a writer uses to organize and tell a story
story structure
The use of text evidence, descriptions, examples, reasons, expert opinions, facts, and statistics that further explain key aspects of the controlling idea is known as
supporting evidence
To determine and explain the meaning of
interpret
A judgment about a text’s content or the effectiveness of the writer’s craft.
evaluation
The name of the university in which JFK gave the "We Choose to Go to the Moon" speech
Rice University
The literary technique of starting a story "in the middle of things"
medias res
The common set of features, such as a central idea, supporting evidence, and pertinent examples, that appear in informational texts
informational text elements
To use an author’s exact words and place them within quotation marks
quote
When annotating a text, an individual can also do the following
ask a question, track the development of an idea, or respond with a personal experience.
The name of the great British explorer who died on Mount Everest,
George Mallory