Definitions
Theme
Summary
Main Idea
Reading Strategies
100
Which two places do quotations belong?

Around words that are being spoken

AND

Around words from the text

100
Name one theme from "Oh The Places You'll Go"

You can do anything you set your mind to

Life has many ups and downs

Everyone has strengths and weaknesses

Don't give up on yourself

100
What should you include in a summary for a fiction story?
Important events, details, characters, setting, problem and solution
100

The main idea of a story tells us__________________.

a. who is the main character . b. what the story is mainly about. c. the details of the story. d. nothing

b
100
What is predicting?
To think about a text before you read it.
200
What is a "main idea"?
What the story is mostly about.
200
What is Theme?
The lesson or moral of the story (also known as the author's message)
200
What is the difference between summary and main idea?
Summary includes BME. Main Idea is what it is mostly about in 10 words or less.
200

When summarizing a story or a passage, you are telling your opinion on the story.

A. True B.False

B. False
200
What are text features? Give an example.
Pictures, captions, titles, diagrams, charts, photographs, indexes, glossaries, subtitles, headings
300
What does it meant to analyze a character?
Tell about all the parts or character traits of the character.
300
What is the difference between theme and main idea?
Theme is the moral or lesson of the story. Main Idea is what the story is about.
300
What is the difference between retelling and summarizing?

A retelling is when you describe the story in complete detail from start to finish. A summary includes only the details that support the main idea.

300

The main idea is ALWAYS the first sentence of the paragraph.

A. True B. False

B. False


300
What does it mean to make a connection?
To connect what you're reading to something in your life, the world, or another text.
400
What does it mean to give text support?
Find an important detail from the text that proves your answer.
400
What is the theme of the story "Cinderella?'

Treat others the way you want to be treated

Beauty is on the inside


400
3. Which of the following statements about summarizing is NOT true? a. The summary is what the text is mostly about. b. The summary is what all or most of the sentences are about. c. The summary is one small part in a sentence.
C
400

A test-taker can remember the main idea of the story by..

A. drawing a picture of the character B. remembering details that make the story interesting C. mentally summarizing it in 2-3 sentences D. think about what you plan to do after the test.

B and C
400
What is visualization?
To make a mental movie of what you're reading.
500
When you write a summary, it must be written in the correct sequence of events. What does sequence mean?
Sequence means the order in which an event takes place.
500
What is the theme of "The Three Little Pigs"

Hard work pays off!


(JUST LIKE IT WILL DURING PARCC!!!!)

500
Summarize this story- Zoe woke up in the middle of the night. She'd had a bad nightmare. She was so afraid that she could not fall back asleep. Zoe got out of bed and made her way through the dark hall to her big sister's bedroom. Her sister sighed sleepily when Zoe crawled in beside her. Zoe was asleep in just a few minutes.
After having a nightmare, Zoe went to her sister to feel safe and get some sleep.
500

I can't wait until this weekend! We’re going to my grandparents’ house and my entire family will be there. I will spend most of my time playing games with my cousins. We always have such a good time together! The day goes by so fast, and by the end we are all exhausted... but we still don’t want to leave!

The main idea of this passage is:

A. Weekends are times to travel. B. The writer enjoys spending time with family. C. The writer’s grandparents live far away. D. The writer is sad to leave her cousins

B
500
Explain what to do if you are asked to compare two storie

Explain what is similar about the stories, and what makes them different. Give examples from BOTH stories.

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