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100

The narrator's perspective in which a story is being told

What is point of view?

100
the character or force in conflict with a main character
What is antagonist?
100
grouped lines in a poem
What is a stanza?
100
a statement that cannot be proven true or false
What is opinion?
100

The words, sentences, or passages that precede, follow, or surround a specific word, sentence, or passage.

What are context clues?

200

background knowledge + textual evidence

What is inference?

200
the overall, worldly lesson that can be learned from the story; a repeated idea or lesson in a literary text and often deals with abstract questions, beliefs, or truths
What is theme?
200

What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem? Roses are red Violets are blue I need the answers to the test Can I get it from you?

What is A, B, C, B.

200

a statement or premise supported by arguments

What is a thesis?

200

Identify the type of academic vocabulary: If it were a cold, rainy gray day, you might say, “What a beautiful day!” 

What is irony?

300

the narrator is an observer, but can also zoom in on the thoughts and emotions of all characters

What is third person omniscient?

300
written conversation between two or more characters and identifiable by quotation marks
What is dialogue?
300
words used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true
What is figurative language?
300
a statement that is generally accepted to be true by MOST people (two words)
What is a commonplace assertion?
300
Identify the figurative language: "The thunder clapped angrily in the distance."
What is personification?
400

how the author creates the passage and puts it together (ex. cause and effect, sequencing, problem-solution, etc.)

What is text structure?

400

a summary or short text that describes the original text must include what abbreviated information from the story

What is SWBST/ BME (beginning, middle, and end)?

400
the feeling or atmosphere created in the reader by a literary work or passage
What is mood?
400

Name at least two things you need to consider and notice when reading an informational text.

What are text features/ graphics/figures, sidebars, subtitles, and bolded/italicized words/phrases?

400

Marking a text with notes and/or comments.

What is annotating?

500
a reflection of a writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject of a poem, story, or other literary work
What is tone?
500

The events that take place in a story that creates the highest intensity in the story.

What is Climax
500

Figurative language & sensory language. The speaker is painting a picture in our minds.

What is Imagery? 

500

What is the main point or underlying direction of a piece of writing?

What is a controlling idea.

500

Making predictions or asking a question.

What is a strategy we do before reading when we read the title?