Literature
The problem in the story
Conflict
The time and place of a story
Setting
What is central idea?
The most important idea or point the author makes about the topic
What Author's Purpose is used when the author uses senses to tell about a topic?
Describe
Information, details, facts, or quotes directly from a text that support an idea, argument, or claim
Evidence
Figurative language that attributes humanlike qualities to something that is nonhuman
Personification
True or false: the theme of the story is the summary of what happened to the character(s).
False
Theme is the moral or message
Text features include:
Heading, subheading, captions, graphs, photos
Which text structure discusses a problem and analyzes potential outcomes?
Problem & Solution
What is tone?
The author's attitude or feeling
A struggle, either mental or physical, between two characters.
Man vs. Man conflict
Part of the plot where the conflict builds suspense
Rising action
The author's purpose for writing steps on how to make a paper airplane
Explain
What is connotation?
The feelings, usually positive or negative, that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning
Stanza
a group of lines in poetry
List the plot points in order.
Exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
The stage of the plot where setting, characters, and background information is introduced.
Exposition
Identify the text structure: "Rain led to flooding, and the flooding caused damage to the house and neighborhood."
Cause & Effect
The dictionary definition of a word
Denotation
Significance
Importance
Jose must decide whether he will cheat on a test or not.
Internal conflict, man vs. self
Define third person omniscient
When the narrator knows all the thoughts and feelings of all characters and can predict/foreshadow future events
An author argues that cats are better than dogs because they are easier to take care of.
What is a good counterclaim?
Dogs are better than cats since they are loyal to their owners.
The 5 types of text structures
Compare & Contrast, Problem & Solution, Description, Cause & Effect, Sequence/chronological
Implies
to strongly suggest