Citing Evidence to Make an Inference (RI.8.2 & RL.8.2)
Central Idea, Theme, & Summarizing Text
(RI.8.1 & RL.8.1)
(RI.8.1 & RL.8.1)
Comparisons, Analogies, Categories, and Dialogue
(RI.8.3 & RL.8.3)
(RI.8.3 & RL.8.3)
Word Choice and Word Meaning
(RI.8.4, RL.8.4, & L.8.4)
(RI.8.4, RL.8.4, & L.8.4)
Structure and Point of View
(RI.8.5, RI.8.6, RL.8.5, & RL.8.6
(RI.8.5, RI.8.6, RL.8.5, & RL.8.6
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An inference is ___________________.
a reasonable or educated guess
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What is the central idea of a piece of writing?
The main point, or what the author has to say, about a topic.
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What is an analogy?
an extended comparison to help present and explain complex ideas, generally comparing something the reader is familiar with to something that is complex or less well-known
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A) What is connotation?
B) What is denotation?
A) the feelings or ideas associated with a word (positive, negative, and neutral)
B) the dictionary definition
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When we discussed analyzing the structure of paragraphs in informational text, to what were we referring?
A) how long the paragraphs are
B) how difficult the paragraphs are to read
C) how the sentences develop, refine, or explain the key concept of a text
D) why the author decided to include the number of paragraphs in a text
C) how the sentences develop, refine, or explain the key concept of a text
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Two things needed to make an inference
evidence and prior knowledge
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The central idea is developed and reinforced by _________________ details?
supporting details
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What is a category?
a collection of things or ideas that have characteristics in common
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A) What is a simile?
B) What is a metaphor?
A) a comparison of two unlike things using like or as
B) a comparison of two unlike things without using like or as
B) a comparison of two unlike things without using like or as
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When we discussed the structure of poetry, what types of items were we discussing?
A) stanzas, rhyming scheme, and rhythm
B) sequencing and comparisons
C) problem and solution
D) paragraphs, connotation, and figurative language
A) stanzas, rhyming scheme, and rhythm
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What happened in this photo?
a tornado or storm
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What is a summary?
A brief restatement that is accurate and objective and put in your own words.
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Why is it important to pay attention to the comparisons and analogies made by an author?
The author is trying to give you information by using these tools.
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A) What is personification?
B) What is hyperbole?
A) giving human qualities to something nonhuman
B) an extreme exaggeration
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In regard to informational text, what is the author's point of view?
what the author thinks, feels, or believes about a topic
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Elizabeth had done it again. She was in such a hurry; she didn't check to make sure she had everything. With the door closed and locked, she knows she's going nowhere anytime soon.
**What did Elizabeth forget in her house?
her keys
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What is the theme of a story?
The point or message the author wants to make
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What is dialogue?
the conversation between characters
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A) What is an allusion?
B) What is an analogy?
A) a reference to another work or historical event
B) an extended comparison in order to better understand an unknown or complex idea
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In regard to literature, what is "point of view" referring to?
what a character or audience thinks, believes, or feels about other characters and story events.
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The Emperor Penguin is the only penguin species that breeds during the Antarctic winter. It treks 31 - 75 miles over the ice to breeding colonies, which may include thousands of penguins.
*Which of the following is a reasonable inference about Antarctic penguins based on the above text?
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A)There are multiple species with various breeding habits.
B) There are only Emperor Penguins.
C) Emperor Penguins struggle to keep their population high.
D) There are multiple species of penguins that follow the same exact patterns of behavior.
A)There are multiple species with various breeding habits.
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Which of the following do you use in order to determine the theme of a piece of writing?
A) Character Details
B) Setting Details
C) Action/Plot Details
D) All of the Above
D) All of the Above
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Why is it important to pay attention to dialogue and story events?
The author uses these devices to give clues about key events, plot, and theme.
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A) What is tone?
B) What is mood?
A) The writer's attitude or point of view toward a subject.
B) The atmosphere or how a work makes the reader feel.
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What is dramatic irony?
the difference between what characters think, know, or believe and what the reader knows to be true