Cluster One: Main Idea and Summarizing
Define Main Idea restating the question.
The main idea is the most important parts in a passage.
What does it mean to make an inference? (Restate the question)
To make an educated guess based on the evidence in a passage.
What is the definition of paired passages?
Restate the question.
Paired passages are text sets compliment each other. They can be compared and contrasted.
Name one element that can drive the plot.
Setting
Characters
Inciting Incident or Event
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Define Context Clues.
Hints that the author gives to help define a difficult or unusual words.
Name two things you might highlight when previewing a passage.
(Both have to be correct to get points)
Tittle
Subtitle
Subheadings
What does it mean when information is implied?
Not clearly stated
What two graphic organizers are associated with comparing and contrasting?
Venn Diagram, T Chart
Name one of the five types of external conflict and explain what it means.
Individual vs. Individual
Individual vs. Nature
Individual vs. Society
Individual vs. Technology
Individual vs. Supernatural
What is tone?
How a character or author is feeling. The feeling of a story.
What does it mean when a main idea is Explicitly Stated?
It can be located in the text. It can be found within the passages.
What can you infer from this passage?
"Night Owl was a young Powhatan Indian who lived in a village on the banks of the New York River in Virginia. Every midsummer, elders of the tribe met to choose the young teenage boys who would be leaders. Today the village gathered to hear the Chief announce their names."
They are going to choose a new leader.
What is a signal word that indicates something is being contrasted?
Different, Unlike, However, But, In Contrast
Define internal conflict and external conflict.
Restate the question. (Both have to be correct for points)
Internal: A struggle within the character's mind
External: A struggle with opposing forces. (Outside the character's mind)
Identify the type of figurative language.
"Racing through the day was a marathon run for me."
Hyperbole.
There are two ways the main idea can be identified in a text! Which is shown below?
"The Venus flytrap is a unique plant with many admirers. This carnivorous plant grows in the bogs of North America. With red-lined lobes that resemble a mouth, the Venus flytrap looks more like a creature than a plant."
Explicitly Stated
Read the following Excerpt.
"Mr. Johnson looked up at the sky. It was clear as far as the eye could see, except for the cruel sun. The insatiable sun drained the land of all moisture. He cursed the sun. Mr. Johnson ran his fingers through one of the rows of dirt and grabbed a handful. It was bone dry, almost powdery. Mr. Johnson put his hands on his hips and surveyed the land."
What can you infer Mr. Johnson does for a living. Identify one piece of evidence to support your answer. (Both need to be correct for credit.)
He is a farmer.
What is a signal word that indicates something is being compared?
Alike, Both, Similar, Same, Too
Define Direct Characterization and Indirect Characterization.
Restate the question and both have to be correct for points.
Direct: The physical and mental traits (Telling)
Indirect: The speaks, thinks, or how other characters react to them. (Showing)
Define Connotation and Denotation.
Connotation: The feeling a word gives
Denotation: The definition of a word
There are two ways the main idea can be identified in a text! Which is shown below?
"Nike, a major United States sportswear company, has spent the last several years doing some serious "sole" searching. In other words, the company wants your smelly, old sneakers. Why would anyone want dirty, worn sneakers? The material used to make most sneakers is extremely flexible.
Implied
"Pablo slowly got off the ground and wiped the dust from his pants. There were several tears in both legs. He could see the blood through the holes. He picked the gravel from his wounds, wiped off the dust and looked at the motorbike. The bike was on its side, the front wheel was turned around, and the wheel was spinning. When he got home, his mother asked what happened. He replied " I got attacked by a dog after school. It was one of the neighbor's dogs."
How did Pablo injure himself and what is one piece of evidence that supports this? (Both have to be correct for points)
He got into a motorcycle accident.
What does the words in this acronym mean. (It is the READ strategy)
R
E
A
D
R- Read
E- Evaluate
A- Analyze
D- Determine
In exactly five minutes, put the plot elements in order in the order in which they happen.
Rising Action
Climax
Exposition
Inciting Incident
Resolution
Falling Action
Exposition
Inciting Incident
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Identify ALL of the examples of Onomatopoeia in this excerpt.
There are many reasons why I could hear the chitter which often sounds like the chattering of teeth or maybe a bark.
chitter, chattering, bark