PROVE IT
What does the R stand for in PROVE?
Read
What is the subject of the sentence?
The dog ran to the park yesterday morning.
dog
What is the peak of the story known as in the plot diagram?
Climax
What figurative language is being used?
The new neighbor is as curious as a cat; nothing escapes her attention.
Simile
What does the O stand for in PROVE?
Omit
What is the predicate of the sentence?
The boy named John cooked for his family.cooked
What is the end of the story known as in the plot diagram?
Resolution
Context Clues- What does the word “somnolent” mean in the sentence?
The patient is so somnolent that she requires medication to help her stay awake for more than a short time.
Sleepy, drowsy
What does the P stand for in PROVE? (NAME BOTH)
PAT List (Pay attention to) and Preview
The monkey swing from the trees.
The monkey swings from the trees.
What part of the plot diagram introduces the problem?
Rising Action
What does the theme of a story mean?
The lesson learned, message of the story, or what the author is trying to teach us.
What does the V stand for in PROVE?
Verify
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun.
What part of the plot diagram is where the problem starts to get solved?
Falling Action
What is the equation for inference?
1. One big idea + So what
2. Prior Knowledge + Text Evidence
3. One big idea + Text Evidence
4. Text Evidence + So what2. Prior Knowledge + Text Evidence
What does the E stand for in PROVE?
Explain
Correct this sentence.
She went to the aquarium and saw a octopus.
Change a to an
What is the beginning of the story called where characters and settings are introduced?
What is the tone to this passage?
"And the trees all died. They were orange trees. I don't know why they died, they just died. Something wrong with the soil possibly or maybe the stuff we got from the nursery wasn't the best. We complained about it. So we've got thirty kids there, each kid had his or her own little tree to plant and we've got these thirty dead trees. All these kids looking at these little brown sticks, it was depressing."
negative/ unhappy tone