AH! Main idea & Text Structure!
Not throwing away my plot!
Hm...I am feeling conflicted.
Some random questions...
Grammar, who? Idk her...
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When discussing main idea; what is the subject of text?

It is topic

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How is fiction organized?

By plot

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What is a conflict?

A conflict is a struggle, or problem, between opposing forces..

100

What do you do in order to make an inference? 

Take details from the text and add what you already know!

100

What is an action verb?

Action verbs express a physical or mental action

ex:The batter is hitting a homerun

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How do find the main idea?

  1. What is the difference between main idea and summary?

The difference between the two is that the main points are the specific details of the text for summary whereas the main idea is just a general statement about that topic.

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What is a climax?

The most intense part of the story. NOT the middle of the story.

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Which conflict is this? A man comes to buy a bagel to find that all bagels in his neighborhood are gone due to a great hurricane that hates bagel.

It is person vs. nature

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What type of point of view is this? I cleared my throat and asked them the question, “how could you tell them my secrets?!” They smiled a mean grin and replied, “Even if I did tell them, what would matter? No one cares about it anyway.” 

After, write it in the other way that you did not identified it as.

First person. 

Looking for a third person sentence

200

What is a noun?

Name the different types of nouns. 

People, places, things, or ideas

Proper: specified noun (Japan)

Common: nonspecific noun (country) 

300

How is nonfiction organized?

Name the different text structures.

By text structure!

Description, cause & effect, chronological, problem & solution, and compare & contrast.

300

Complete this sentence: ___________ is the time and place of the action

 Setting is the time and place of the action

300

External means to happen on the outside of the character name the external conflicts.

 Person vs. Person        

Person vs. Society

Person vs. Nature

Person vs. Supernatural  

Person vs. Technology



300

What is slo mo? 

Find the slo mo here:

“Remember the time I worked all day Saturday on an English paper?  Sunday, I accidentally left the copy at your house.   You politely handed it back to me the next day, first period, when it was due.  But all over page one you’d drawn zombies, page two contained detailed pictures of yet-to-be-discovered worms...

A general, vague descriptions offer no visualization for the reader

“Remember the time I worked all day Saturday on an English paper?  Sunday, I accidentally left the copy at your house.   You politely handed it back to me the next day, first period, when it was due.  But all over page one you’d drawn zombies, page two contained detailed pictures of yet-to-be-discovered worms...

300

What is a pronoun?

Name some pronouns.

Words that take place of a noun.

I, me, my, mine, he, she, they, we, our

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What is the difference between cause and effect & problem and solution

Cause and effect: explains what happens when ideas or events causes other events/ideas to occur.

Problem and solution: explains a problem then there are one or solutions to solve it.

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What is a protagonist? What is an antagonist?

A protagonist is the central character

An antagonist is causes conflict with protagonist

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What is the difference between person vs. person and person vs. society

Person vs. person: The protagonist faces opposition from another person or group of people. While person vs. society: The protagonist or group of characters battles against oppositional traditions, institutions, or laws.

400

A fact is ______ and an opinion is __________

A fact is something that is true and can be proven and an opinion is something that someone thinks or feels.

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What type of verb is this?

This lemonade tastes sour, but the cookies smell delicious.

It is a linking verb! Here is why. A linking verb is a traditional term for a type of verb (such as a form of be or seem) that joins the subject of a sentence to a word or phrase that tells something about the subject 

500

Which text structure provides info on a topic?

Description

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Create a plot mountain and label it

500

Create a sentence that has the conflict of person vs. supernatural.

IMPRESS ME!

500

I went to the bus today and saw Aiden. Aiden told me that Ms. Lopez was the worst teacher. Is Aiden’s statement a fact or an opinion?

Now, create the fact or opinion into the other.

lol Love you Aiden!

Is it an opinion.

Surprise me! It better be a fact!

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What is a helping verb?

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