Analyzing Text
What is a Main Idea?
The most important point the author is making
What is a "passage"?
A story
What is a plot?
The story line
What is a simile?
A comparison between two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”
DAILY DOUBLE
If you are going to create a complex sentence out of two independent clauses, you will need what punctuation as well as a conjunction?
What does it mean to "draw a conclusion"?
Taking pieces of information and putting them together to figure out something that the writer has not directly stated.
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
Compare= Point out what is similar
Contrast= Point out what is different
What is a setting?
Where and when the story takes place
What is a metaphor?
A direct comparison between two unlike things
What are parenthesis used for?
( )
Suggests related but unnecessary information
What is author's tone?
The writer’s attitude toward the subject they are writing about
What does it mean if something is in "chronological order"?
The details are presented in the order in which they happened
What is a theme?
The message the author wants the reader to understand
What is personification?
Giving human qualities to non-human things
What is a pronoun?
A pronoun takes the place of a noun (he, she, they)
What is an inference?
What you read between the lines. Understanding what the author is trying to say happened without actually saying it.
What is an "Excerpt"?
A piece of a story
What is 1st person point of view?
A person telling you his or her story (uses words like: “I”, “my”)
"His voice was velvet."
This is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Metaphor
What is an ellipsis used for?
( ... )
It indicates an omission of words
What is a generalization?
Taking something specific and applying it broadly
What does it mean if something "is evident"?
It is clearly seen or understood
What is 3rd person point of view?
The person telling the story (narrator) is not part of the story (uses words like: “he”, “she”, “they”)
"The flowers danced in the wind."
This is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Personification
What is the difference between a noun and a verb?
Noun= person, place, thing, idea
Verb= action