What is the setting of a story?
Where/when the story takes place
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
First Person
What is a thesis and claims statement?
a statement that tells what a writing will be about
What is the theme of a story?
the message I can apply in my life.
What is the theme of a story?
the lesson or moral of a story
The problem of the story
The message or lesson of the story
Theme
What should your last paragraph be in your essay?
A conclusion.
She is busy as a bee.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
What is a narrative?
a fiction or nonfiction text written like a story
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To tell how things are the same or different
When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective
Third Person
Explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Fiction = a made up story
Nonfiction = text based on factual information
"You are my sunshine". is an example f
A metaphor
The structure of a text is...
how a text is organized
Which word in the sentence is the pronoun:
"Mrs. Salonga was so excited to teach her students this new math."
her
What a nonfiction text is mostly about?
Central Idea
What is an action word?
Verb
Analyze a fiction story with ...
Story plot
What strategy do we use when answer short or extended response questions?
Restate the question in the answer, use at least two details, try for 5 sentences.
What strategy do we use to answer and respond to questions based on the reading of a text?
Read and annotate the questions first, annotate the text
Put the following plot elements in order: climax, falling action, rising action, resolution, exposition.
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
How many nouns are in this sentence:
Boyer and Shayna drove past the store and quickly parked by Chipotle.
4
What punctuation marks do you use to cite evidence from the text?
Quotation marks
What strategy should I use if I am struggling to answer a question?
Use process of elimination - cross out what I know the answer cannot be
Star it and go back to it later!