Reading
The location and time of a story
The setting
This part of an essay tells the thesis statement
The introduction
The most important idea in a story.
What is the main idea?
What comes before a FANBOY
,
When you think about what might happen next in a reading passage, you are _____ __ _____.
making an inference
A word opposite in meaning to another word
antonym
This is a short version of the story that includes just the important details.
The summary
Where can the main idea be found? (3 places)
First sentence
Last sentence
not found in any one sentence or is inferred
Name 3 types of punctuation
, . ? ! " "
2 parts of an inference
background knowledge
Text Clues
The life lesson the author wants you to learn
Theme
This type of writing is made up (not true)
Fiction
When summarizing what is a strategy could you use
5w's or SWBST
In the top of the maple tree, the sparrows were busy building ________ nest.
their
Somebody, Wanted, _______ , So, Then
But
When you prove something with quotes from the article that is called _______ ________.
Text Evidence
It is the way someone views, looks at, or feels about someone or something. Perspective
Point of View
"Her smile lit up the room" is an example of what form of figurative language?
Metaphor
4 things that are wrong.
"stop shutting down my computer. Screamed sally, as Josh ran away laughing.
Capitalize Stop
Exclamation Point rather than Period
Quotation Marks at the end
Capitalize Sally
Judgment or decision that is formed after several inferences
drawing a conclusion
Name 4 things that are wrong with this sentence.
"stop shutting down my computer. Screamed sally, as Josh ran away laughing.
Capitalize Stop
Exclamation Point rather than Period
Quotation Marks at the end
Capitalize Sally
What are the 5 paragraphs that make up an essay?
Intro, 3 body paragraphs and Conclusion
the words or phrases surrounding the unknown word that hints to the definition.
Context clues
3 types of sentences
simple compound complex
I told my brother that it was _____ late to catch the ice cream truck. (to, two, too)