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Character Traits
Main Idea/
Summarization
Story Plot/Vocab
Author's Purpose
Author's Organization
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The definition of character traits.
What is how a character thinks, acts, feels, and looks? These traits make the character who they are. The details about their personalities are the character traits.
100
The definition of main idea.
What is the story/paragraph mainly about?
100
The components of a story plot.
What is characters, setting, problem, rising action, climax, and resolution?
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The reason an author would want to entertain his/her reader
What is when an author writes something that is enjoyable and fun to read?
100
When an author organizes his/her work using similiarities and differences between something
What is compare/contrast?
200
The strategy on answering questions about character traits.
What is matching the character trait to the action that supports the trait?
200
The definition of summary.
What are the important events that happened in the story from beginning to end?
200
The person who has the problem in the story.
What is the main character?
200
The purpose of when an author writes to let you know all about the subject
What is to inform?
200
When the author tells the order something happens
What is sequencing?
300
The character trait of: "If I had all the gold in the world, I could be even richer."
What is greedy or selfish?
300
Importance of knowing the main idea
What is being able to tell someone what the story is about without including all of the details?
300
Why it's important to know the story plot
What is understanding the story and why events happen in it?
300
When the author wants you to do something or believe something that he/she is saying
What is to persuade?
300
Using adjectives and flowery words to organize a story or article
What is a descriptive?
400
The action that describes the character trait of unhappy: 1. They did not know how to act around her. 2. Sarah always looks down when she walks in the hallway and never smiles. 3. The doctor said that Sarah might have the chicken pox.
What is Sarah always looks down when she walks in the hallway and never smiles.
400
When you would use summarization skills
What is telling someone what the story is about and being able to pick out the important events?
400
Strategies to use when figuring out word meanings
What is context clues, synonyms, antonyms, explanations, examples, root words, multiple meaning words, etc?
400
The importance of knowing the author's purpose
What is understanding the reason that the author wrote the book or article?
400
The author's organization of the main character's conflict and resolution
What is problem/solution?
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Why you need to know about character traits, emotions, and motives
What is fully understanding the characters, why they act the way they do, and knowing the reason for the choices they make?
500
Difference between main idea and supporting details
What is the story mainly about and the details that support it?
500

When you read around a word to figure out the meaning and the importance of knowing the strategy

What is context clues? What is the reason for not having to get out the dictionary and looking up words every time we read?

500

Author's Pupose of this: Calligraphy is a form of handwriting . A special pen must be used. Letters are formed using up and down strokes. Old documents are usually written in this form. Diplomas , certificates and other awards are written in calligraphy. It is an interesting form of handwriting.

What is to inform?

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Organizing by telling about something that makes something else happen
What is cause/effect?