The Pyramid
This is what readers call "the main events of a story."
What is... Plot?
This character often times appears to be virtually the same in the end of the story as the beginning. If they were asked why, they might say because change is hard.
What is....Static Character?
This text is where the author is describing an object, a setting, a character, or an event to give rich, vivid, details. The infamous story of "The Toilet" by Mr. Scalf comes to mind.
What is Description?
The subject of the text is called?
What is Topic?
A word that is used in place of a noun.
Where we meet the characters, learn about their past, where they are from, and other general information about their lives.
What is.... exposition?
A Character who changes as the story moves towards a resolution. Often times, these characters are the protagonist.
What is... Dynamic Character?
A group of lines (two or more), which form the basic structure of a poem, is called what?
What is Stanza?
Often times when looking at similarities and differences of texts, a reader is looking the message, moral, or lesson the author wants us to learn. This is called?
What is Theme?
A noun or group of words that a pronoun refers to is called what?
What is Antecedent?
The most intense or exciting part of the story. Often called the turning point in the story.
What is Climax?
A character, group of characters, or force working against the central character
What is antagonist?
To study closely, break apart, what is this called?
What is Analyze?
When reading two passages, known as paired text, you are asked to do what? This might help, Think Venn-Diagram.
What is to compare similarities and differences?
There are 6 ways to use context clues. In this way, the author provides a direct(explicit) definition of an unknown word in the sentence. What is this called?
What is definition/explanation clues?
Often times in the rising action, characters face this before reaching the climax of the story.
What is complications, problems, or conflicts?
This character is central to the story.
What is protagonist?
The author sets up a problem or conflict, then tries to explain the solution to the problem or conflict, and then tells the reader the effects of the solution. This is called?
What is Problem/Solution text structure?
This is a specific type of music, film, or writing. Any of these can one of the two types of text (or media) being compared.
What is Genre?
These type of context clues require students to merge information from the text with prior knowledge (background knowledge) to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
What is inference?
When a reader is asking what the problem was and how it was ultimately solved in a story, they are in what part of the plot?
What is Resolution?
These are words and phrases that describe who they are as individuals.
What is character traits?
The text shows that one event causes another event to happen. Words like because, then, and since might be used which often helps readers notice that one event directly causes another. This is called what?
What is cause and effect?
This can be revealed by looking closely at the figurative language, plot, character development, mood and tone of the story.
What is theme?
This type of context clue includes non-examples or words with the opposite meaning of the unfamiliar word. The contrast allows the reader to determine the meaning of an unknown word.
What is antonym?