Pinocchio
extremely careful; particular about details
What is meticulous
a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief
What is assertion
what happens in the story
What is the plot
Background information presented in a literary work.
What is exposition
to take or receive from a source; to obtain through reasoning
What is to derive
A statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events.
What is a prediction
sad, without hope, discouraged
What is despondent
The subject of the text; what the text is about
What is the topic
details that develop the central idea
What is supporting details
What the author thinks about something
What is a claim
A negative attitude toward an entire category of people, often an ethnic or racial minority.
What is prejudice
to decay or to break down into basic elements
What is to decompose
discover or reveal (something) through detailed examination
What is to analyze
the characters the story focuses on
What are main characters
a feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen
What is anticipation
correct in all details; exact
What is accurate
having no external cause, acting on impulse
What is spontaneous
What the author says about the topic; the most important message of the selection.
What is the central idea
the struggle that pushes on the events of the story; a struggle between two opposing forces
What is the conflict
what the author is trying to say about the topic; a message about life
What is a theme
where the story takes place
What is the setting
unclear or doubtful in meaning
What is ambiguous
not including your opinions, beliefs, or judgments
What is objective
to improve something by making small changes; make a theory, method, or idea more accurate
What is to refine
to become known or understood
What is to emerge