What's it all mean?
Which statement best expresses a central idea of paragraph 2?
What does central idea mean?
The main idea of a text.
The most important point made.
Define contrast
how things are different
What is a simile?
comparing 2 things using like or as
What is a narrator?
The person who tells the story
What does "plot" mean?
the main events in a story
What does this suggest about the setting?
What does suggest mean?
what does this tell us, what to does this show
What is the main way paragraph 3 connects with paragraph 8?
What is synonym for connect?
to relate to, to go with
What is a metaphor?
A direct comparison without using like or as
What is theme?
universal message, a message or moral of a text
(often exploring timeless and universal ideas, and is usually implied rather than explicitly stated)
Restate it: Which important idea does the author develop in these sentences?
The important idea that the author develops in the sentences is...
How does the narrator mainly develop each brother’s viewpoint?
What doe viewpoint mean?
point of view
opinion about something
the position or perspective conveyed or represented by an author, narrator, speaker, or character.
How do paragraphs 8 and 9 develop a central idea in the article?
Give a synonym for develop.
add to, contribute to, to expand, to grow, to build
What is personification?
giving an inanimate object human or life-like characteristics
talking about an object as if it is a person/alive
What is a summary?
-the most important information from the text, that is a shorter version, in your own words
Restate: Read this phrase from paragraph 11. "They chitter-chatter, but they don’t chatter-chitter." What does this phrase suggest about prairie dogs?
This phrase suggests that prairie dogs...
Define convey
to make an idea known
Define purpose
the reason why
What is hyperbole?
an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally
What is mood?
the emotional response the reader feels from the story/ how you feel reading the text
the feeling or atmosphere created in a text, often influenced by word choice, imagery, and tone
What are text features of a narrative?/ Name 7 narrative elements
1. character/ 2. setting / 3. conflict/problem
4. rising action/ 5. climax/ 6. falling action
7. resolution
Define impact
the influence of something on something else
What do the details in paragraph 7 most reveal about Bessie Coleman?
Give a synonym for reveal
show, make known, show over time
Give an example of alliteration.
delicious donuts delayed our departure
Zoe zoomed through the zany zebras zig zag zone
The tone of paragraph 9 can best be described as _____
What is tone?
the author's attitude towards a subject, conveyed through word choice, diction, and style
how the author talks about something
Restate: In “Excerpt from Want a Healthier Family?,” what effect does the repetition of the word “concentrate” in paragraphs 8 and 9 have on the information in the section “Fighting Digital Distractions”? Use two details from the article to support your response.
In “Excerpt from Want a Healthier Family?,” the repetition of the word “concentrate” in paragraphs 8 and 9 effects the information in the section “Fighting Digital Distractions” by...