Reading 6th Grade
The location and time of a story
The setting
This part of an essay tells the thesis statement/ main idea and restates the question.
The introduction
The most important idea in an article.
What is the main idea/ central idea?
She ___ to the store every Saturday.
goes
When you think about what might happen next in a reading passage, you are _____ __ _____.
making an inference or making a prediction
A word opposite in meaning to another word
antonym
This is a short rewritten version of the story or article that includes just the important details.
The summary
Where can the main idea be found?
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
What is 3rd person point of view?
When the story is told from a narrator or outside perspective using pronouns like he, she, it..
In the top of the maple tree, the sparrows were busy building ________ nest.
their
What is an example of a graphic feature?
Charts, pictures, graphs, ect...
4 types of conflict
character vs character
character vs self
character vs nature
character vs society
What is 1st person point of view
When the story is told from a character's perspective using the pronouns I, my, myself..
What does text evidence mean?
Showing proof from the text
Hey mom said Billy where are my cleats?
"Hey mom," said Billy, "where are my cleats?"
Is a judgment or decision that is formed after a period of thought (or several inferences).
drawing a conclusion
5 parts of a plot chart
Exposition
rising action
climax
falling action
resolution
How many paragraphs should an ECR have?
5 ( 3 body paragraphs as well as a into and a conclusion.)
the words or phrases surrounding the unknown word that hints to the definition.
Context clues
a) My favorite animals are dogs cats and rabbits.
b) My favorite animals are dogs, cats, and rabbits.
c) My favorite animals are dogs cats, and rabbits.
b) My favorite animals are dogs, cats, and rabbits.
What is an example of a text feature?
Bold, Underlined, Italics, Heading, subheadings, ect...