"Aftershocks"
Who is the main character?
Katie
What does it mean to visualize?
See it in my mind
What is a main character?
The most important person or thing in a story
What is a topic?
what the text is about
In Japanese culture, Hanami is the tradition of...
Viewing the cherry blossoms each spring
What is the setting of the story?
Tokyo, Japan 2011
What does it mean to make connections?
This reminds me of
What is a setting?
where and when events take place
What are relevant details?
on topic and important
Tokyo has a population of about how many people?
What is questioning?
I wonder
What is a narrative text?
tells a story
What is an informational text?
Nonfiction
The 2011 Earthquake had a magnitude of what?
9.0 on the Richter scale
In the story, people are slowly evacuating neighboring towns due to what threat?
Radiation poisoning
How do you use context clues?
Read around the word
What is plot?
order of events
Textbook, Scientific Journals, Cookbooks, Articles
The Hunger Games is an example of what kind of text?
Narrative, Science Fiction
What do Katie and her parents learn to accept in the story?
A the loss of love
B the destruction of their home
C some things are out of their control
D division in their community
C some things are out of their control
What does it mean to infer?
What I know and evidence from the text
Give me two examples of narrative texts
Journals, blogs, Fairytales, Historical fiction, Science Fiction, Realistic fiction, Legend, Myth
What are irrelevant details?
Off topic and not important
Context clues: "There was an ominous silence when I asked if I was on the Fun Friday list." What might the word ominous mean?
something bad or unpleasant might happen