Mood and Descriptive language
What is mood in a story?
The feeling the text creates for a reader
What is first-person point of view?
When the narrator uses “I/me” to tell the story.
What should an objective summary NOT include?
Your personal opinions.
What is text evidence?
Quotes from the text.
What does it mean to compare two texts?
Explain how they are similar and different.
Which type of detail best creates mood: facts, opinions, or sensory details?
sensory details
Point of view helps readers understand what?
The narrator’s feelings, thoughts, and perspective.
What is the central idea of a text?
The main message or what the text is mostly about.
Why do written-response questions require evidence?
It supports your answer and proves your thinking.
What is one thing you can compare across texts?
Mood, theme, setting, characters, or perspective.
If a paragraph describes soft light, warm smells, and calm voices, what mood is likely created?
Peaceful or comforting.
How can an author show that a character’s perspective is changing?
By showing new thoughts, emotions, or realizations.
What are the three things every summary must include?
Key details, main idea, events in order.
What sentence starter should you use before providing evidence ?
“According to the text…” or “The author says…”
If two texts describe home differently, what skill are you using?
Analyzing how authors develop perspective.
Name two sensory details authors use to create mood.
Sight, sound, smell, taste, touch.
Why might two characters view the same event differently?
They have different backgrounds, emotions, or experiences.
Why is it important to summarize in your own words?
To show you understand the text, not copy it.
What is an inference?
A conclusion you make using clues from the text + what you know.
Why do authors use descriptive details in texts?
To show the reader what the character feels or sees.