These sentences support the main idea of the paragraph.
What are SUPPORTING SENTENCES?
100
Also known as guesses based on evidence in the text...
What is an inference?
100
The {?} is the most important message in a story
What is theme?
100
You can understand stories better when you understand characters. This is called {?} analysis.
What is character?
100
A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect.
What is Hyperbole?
example:
I am so tired that I could sleep for centuries.
200
Authors of all kinds use language to enrich or support the ideas they are trying to express.
What are ENRICHING IDEAS?
200
True or False?...A good tip to make an inference in literature is NOT to rely mainly on the author's words, but instead trust your own feelings or experiences.
What is FALSE?
200
True or False:
Because the theme is a message, it must be expressed in a complete sentence
What is True?
200
A special quality or something special about someone's personality.
What is trait?
examples:
hair color, eye color, height, weight, age, beliefs, likes, dislikes, opinions, behavior
200
{?} deals with senses. It's language which describes something in detail, but it appeals to the senses.
What is Imagery?
example:
As Ben opened the door, he was hit in the face with a smell that was similar to rotting pumpkin guts.
300
These details add to the atmosphere or feeling you get about the overall story. These details help us picture the story in our heads.
Without these type of details, the stories we read would be pretty boring!
What are DESCRIPTIVE DETAILS?
300
(TRUE or FALSE)
If your inference is proven wrong by ANY statements in the paragraph, it is a useful inference.
What is FALSE?...
300
The theme will say something about {?} or human nature.
What is life?
300
What causes someone to act in a certain way. It can be an emotion, desire, need, etc. A {?} is the reason we do something.
What is motivation?
examples:
"Sara was motivated to win the game today after her disappointing loss last week."
300
When an author uses language in such a way that what is being said is different from the actual literal meaning of the words.
What is Figurative language?
400
These details are used mostly in Nonfiction books and articles to support ideas.
These details help support the main idea an author is expressing. They help convince us that the author knows what he or she is talking about and is not just expressing an opinion.
What are FACTUAL DETAILS?
400
APPLICATION:
He is known as the president with the beard and the black top hat who led us through the Civil War...We can infer that this president is...
Who is President Lincoln?
400
Sometimes the theme is a moral or short {?} about life.
What is lesson?
400
When characters have different interests or goals.
What is conflict?
examples:
"My mom and I had a fight because I put a dent in the car and didn't tell her. She was mad that I didn't tell her the truth."
400
{?} is a type of comparison between two objects that are not thought of to be the same. It's similar to a simile, but is doesn't use the words "like" or "as."
What is a Metaphor?
example:
Love is a sad and lonely flower.
500
TRUE OR FALSE:
Supporting sentences should contain relevant details that develop and explain the main idea.
What is TRUE?
500
APPLICATION:
Mr. L sees young children walking towards Sutro Elementary School every morning between 8:30 and 8:45 carrying backpacks. We can infer that either:
a) these children are running away from home
or
b) these children are students
What are students?
500
Look closely at the {?}. Sometimes you will find a clue about the theme from looking at this part of the story.
What is title?
500
The side from which a story is told. It can affect how facts are shown and how we look at the characters.
What is Point of View?
example:
"Because a story is told from the side of a little brother, the big sister character may look bad even though she is a nice girl."
500
{?} is the formation or the use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.