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Elements of Plot
Reading Strategies
Author's Purpose
Essay
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Learn the setting, meet the main characters, and find out what the story will be about
Exposition
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What you look for in your passage in order to "prove" your answer?
Text evidence
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A type of text that isn't true
Fiction
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The max amount of points you can receive in your essay. 

5 points 

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What are the two different types of 3rd person point of View? 

Third Person Limited and Third Person Omniscient 

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When is the conflict introduced?

At the beginning aka the Exposition

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________ _________ helps the reader in determining the meaning of unfamiliar words. These "clues" can be found within, or in the surrounding sentences.
Context clues
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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
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What is used to answer the prompt of your essay and found in the introductory paragraph. 

Thesis Statement

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How the author wants you to feel 

Mood

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The part of the story that reveals or suggests an outcome. Also known as the solution. 

The resolution

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What is the main difference between first and third POV?
First person: uses "I", "me", "we" Third person: narrator is not involved in the story
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What type of text explains something?
Expository
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Each body paragraph of your response will include a ___ ________ that clearly explains what the paragraph is about.

Topic Sentence

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"I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse." Why does the author use this figurative language?

To exaggerate how hungry the person is.

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The events and complications begin to resolve themselves. Everything that happens after the climax. 

The falling action

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After you read and chunk your text you must ___________. 

Annotate

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Mrs. Moore is the best teacher in this school! She comes early and stays late. You should vote for her to be the Teacher of the Year, because she loves her job! She deserves this honor. So, go out and vote for Mrs. Moore! What is the purpose of this text? 

To persuade

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What is needed for a direct quotation? 

  • Tell the reader where the text is from using a citation 

  • Surround any quoted text (words, phrases, or whole sentences) using “quotation marks” and commas appropriately 

  • Use language that identifies the author or speaker.  

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John was an ox as he rolled the boulder up the hill
Metaphor
500

What is the climax of the story? (Top of the rollercoaster)

The turning point

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The lesson or moral of the story
Theme
500

What is the main idea of a story?

What the story is about.

500

Two organizational patterns that are helpful for responding to ECR prompts are ________ _______ and ________/_________.

Logical Order and Compare and Contrast 

500

Figurative Language: Uses like or as to compare. 

Simile