To give a short explanation that only includes the most important parts of a text.
What is a SUMMARY?
What is SUMMARIZE?
the time and place of the action in a book, play, story, etc.
What is the SETTING?
a nonfiction text whose purpose is to provide information about or explain a topic
What is an INFORMATIONAL TEXT?
Brady tried to QUELL the rumors about his illness, but they continued.
What is STOP?
a group of sentences that share one main idea or topic
What is a PARAGRAPH?
the primary or central topic(s) of a text or discussion that is supported and developed by other, supporting points/ideas
What is MAIN IDEA?
To describe how things are alike and how they are different
What is COMPARE and CONTRAST?
The big idea of a passage: you can find it by looking at repeated words, subheadings, title, pictures, and captions.
What is the MAIN IDEA?
A microscope allows scientists to see small things. A microphone enhances quiet sounds. A microchip is a tiny piece of technology in a computer
What does the underlined stem in these words mean?
What is "SMALL"?
When you highlight, underline, or write symbols on a text/passage that you are reading.
What is to ANNOTATE?
What is ANNOTATING?
facts and/or information (quotes, statistics, graphs, etc.) presented together as a body of support for a claim or value statement.
What is EVIDENCE or SUPPORTING DETAILS
Give an example of a character trait to describe a character
Answers will very.
words such as "first", "next", "another", "In addition", and "Lastly" that help to organize ideas in a paragraph or essay
What is SEQUENCING?
Using context clues, what does the word feeble mean in the sentence below:
Even though she is FEEBLE, the old lady still walks a mile every day.
What is "WITHOUT STRENGTH" or 'WEAK"?
an exact copy of someone else's words, usually enclosed in quotation marks and credited to the original author or speaker.
What is a QUOTE?
the way a narrator, writer, or speaker sees and tells what is happening in a story. It is the position or perspective they have when they share events or give their opinion.
What is POINT OF VIEW?
how the author feels about the topic they are writing about, expressed by their word choices
What is TONE?
the subject or matter being discussed, written, or studied within a text,
What is the TOPIC?
Using context clues, what does the word part mean in the sentence below:
My friend and I will PART company after dinner. I won't see him until he returns from vacation.
What is "SEPARATE"
the literary term that means how an author makes YOU feel
What is MOOD?
a conclusion derived from logical reasoning following an investigation of available evidence
What is INFERENCE?
The message or lesson that can apply to you/me
What is THEME?
using clear thinking and logic to support your ideas, make decisions, and explain your conclusions.
What is REASON? or What is REASONING?
Using context clues, what does the word contentment mean in the sentence below:
The teacher's face, like a brightly glowing summer day, signaled her feelings of CONTENTMENT.
What is happiness?
language that uses words and phrases to express a meaning that is different from the literal meaning
What is FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE?