Plot Twisters
This is the problem in a story that characters try to solve.
What is conflict?
This term is the language and techniques a writer uses to make his or her writing interesting and communicate ideas to the reader.
What is authors craft?
You can figure out what a word means by using text clues or visual clues around the unknown word.
What are context clues?
Even though Ms.B didn't say it directly, she seemed to IMPLY that our class would get a reward if we behaved.
What is suggest without saying?
Before answering a reading question you should always do this first.
What is read the question carefully?
This part of the story tells how the problem is fixed.
An author usually writes to do one or more of these things.
What is persuade, inform, or entertain?
In this point of view, the narrator is a acharacter in the story and uses "I", "me", and "my".
Jaden was METICULOUS when painting his model airplane... he didn't go outside the lines once.
What is very careful and detailed
If you're stuck on a vocabulary word, look for these nearby to help figure it out.
What are context clues
This literary element is made up of characters, setting, and events.
What is the plot?
In "Captain Arsenio" the author used silly inventions and imagery to show that the author's purpose was this.
What is entertain?
In this point of view the narrator is talking directly to you and uses "you" and "your".
What is second person?
What is could happen or become something
If you don't understand a part of the text, this strategy can help you try and understand it.
What is rereading?
This reading skill helps you BRIEFLY explain the most important events using YOUR OWN WORDS.
What is summarizing?
True or False: You need both background knowledge and clues from the text to infer.
What is True?
In this point of view, the narrator is not a character and uses "he", "she", and "they".
What is third person?
I can PREDICT the main character will escape, because the clues all point to a secret tunnel.
What is guess what will happen next using clues
What is true?
What is an inference?
"He raced to the buggy and jumped up and down." What can you infer?
What is he's excited or happy?
If you're not sure what a word means, these strategies help you figure it out.
What is reread, use context clues, substitution, and look it up?
To be a good judge, you have to stay IMPARTIAL and not pick sides.
What is fair and not taking sides?
At the end of the test you should do this.