Comprehension and Response
What is an inference?
An educated guess
What is a conflict?
The problem in the story
What is a theme?
The life lesson that the reader learns from the story through the main characters
What is a thesis?
The main idea
What is tone?
The way the author talks about their subject; the word choice they use
What is a main idea?
The big idea and the author's message to the reader
What is a setting?
When and where the story takes place
What is a stanza?
A group of lines
What is a descriptive text structure?
The author describes a topic by using details and facts
What is evidence?
How you can prove a point
What are supporting details?
The small pieces of information that support the main idea; what tells the reader that the main idea is important or true; a repetition of the main idea (2-3 times)
What is the difference between a protagonist and antagonist?
Pro - hero
Antagonist - bad guy
What is dialogue?
What characters speak out loud with their voice
What is a compare and contrast text structure?
The author shows how two things are similar and different
What is an audience?
The group of people the author is writing for
What is paraphrasing?
Expressing the author's ideas in your own words or a different way
What is the difference between a static and dynamic character?
Static - Stays the same
Dynamic - Different
What are stage directions?
Information not spoken out loud; they tell the actor what to do on stage
What is a cause and effect text structure?
The author explains what happened and the results of it happening
Which letters help us remember how to write our essay?
R.A.C.E.R.S.
What is a summary?
Retelling the most important parts of the text -> Beginning, Middle, and End
Draw and label the plot map.
Check drawings
What is a scene and why does it change?
A single time and place in a play. It changes because the play changes one or more parts of the setting.
What is a problem and solution text structure?
The author describes an issue and ways that stopped it or ways that can stop it
Which four things do we need to check our essay for before we turn it in?
C.U.P.S.