Figurative Language/Imagery
The Blackness from the Eclipse seemed to reach out across the sky and swallowed the day into 10 minutes of terror.
What sense or senses are being appealed to?
sight
Learn setting, meet main characters and find out what the story will be about.
Exposition
Sarah's car was dead on the side of the road. What was she going to do? She had already gotten off to a rough start when her alarm clock had failed to go off that morning. School started in just under an hour. Suddenly, it dawned on her that she had subscribed to OnStar the month before. With the simple press of a button she was able to get help jump-starting her battery and made it to class right on time!
Problem / Solution
The paragraph want you to explain why paragraphs 2,3, and 4 are used in the passage.
What are you being asked to identify:
The Author's Purpose
The Man Idea
The Plot
The Summary
The Author's Purpose
The part of a story where more information is discovered about the conflict and things begin to calm down.
Falling Action
Gives characteristics or traits about a person, place or thing.
Might be used for organizing the Main Idea and Supporting Details.
Descriptive
What is the purpose of the following passage? Butterflies are colorful, flying insects from the Lepidoptera order. Because they are insects, they have three body parts. The three body parts are called the head, thorax, and abdomen. They also have six jointed legs, two antennae and compound eyes.
To inform
When someone uses what they already know, apply it to a new situation and make an educated guess.
Inference
The loud squeal of the witch caused small prickly bumps to appear on my skin as the hair on my arms began to tingle and stand on end.
Which sense or senses are being appealed to?
hearing/touch (feel)
Her smile could melt the iceberg heart of an evil warlord. Her eyes twinkled and glistened in the light. The beauty of her emerald eyes could outshine the land of Oz.
What sense is her smile being appealed to?
touch/feel
An author gives different examples or evidence or details to prove a point they're trying to make.
The point they're trying to make is called the ________________.
Main Idea/Central Idea/Thesis Statement
All of the students were disrespectful and none of them were listening to the teacher.
Hyperbole
The events and complications begin to resolve themselves. The reader knows what has happened next and if the conflict was resolved or not.
Resolution
Sean and Brad are best friends. They have been going to the same school since kindergarten and have bonded over their love of sports. However, Sean's favorite sport is football while Brad prefers basketball.
Compare and Contrast
The italicized details in the parenthesis of a drama tells the actor what?
directions (stage directions)
The narrator knows the mind and thoughts and feelings of one character, even though they are on the outside looking in.
This is considered what point of view?
Third Person Limited
John was an ox as he pulled the boulder across the field.
Metaphor
The events in the story is the...
Plot
The summer had been extra hot with very little rain to relieve the thirsty earth. There were cracks in the ground that looked like someone might fall into. People neglected their lawns because no plant was motivated to be green or grow.
Cause / Effect
The character has a turning point in the story or a change of heart. This might be an exciting moment in the story to the character.
The most intense or extreme part of a story where an action typically takes place.
Climax
The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters, but is still not part of the story.
This is which point of view?
Third-Person OMNICIENT