But what does it mean?
Words/phrases that compare two unlike things using LIKE or AS
What is a Simile?
Questions like "what does this story remind you of? Can you relate to this character?"
What is TEXT to SELF?
A central message of a story that the author wishes to convey to the reader
What is the definition of THEME?
Take information from the text and what you know to make a smart guess about what might happen in the future
What is a PREDICTION?
The structure or organization of events that make up a fictional story.
What is PLOT?
Nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions and prepositions
What are PARTS OF SPEECH?
Questions like, "How is this similar to other stories you've read? How is this text different from other texts?"
Stand by your friend in good times and in bad times.
What an message about LOYALTY?
Take information from the text and come to a new understanding
What is DRAWING CONCLUSIONS?
Beginning of the story that introduces setting, characters, and conflict
What is EXPOSITION?
Words that sound the same but are spelled differently
Questions like, "How does this text remind you of the real world events? How are events in this text similar to real world events?"
What is TEXT to WORLD?
Don't ever give up!
What is a message about PERSEVERANCE?
This type of inference asks the reader to find the details that show someone is nervous, joyful, etc.
What is matching?/What is text evidence?
Events before the climax
What is RISING ACTION?
A written record
What does the word LOG mean in, "She used a pencil to write in her LOG."
What is an example of TEXT to WORLD?
The story of the shark attack survivor, Bethany Hamilton, centers around hard work paying off and bringing success.
What is a message of DETERMINATION?
I could not run as fast as I could or do my drills correctly in the basketball game.
What is a result of forgetting to bring my basketball shoes to the game?
The turning point of a story
What is a CLIMAX of a story?
Description, sequence, cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem and solution
What are text structures?
I read the story Curious George. He is always getting into trouble, but he means well and always tries to learn. He kind of reminds me of Winnie the Pooh in the sense that they both are curious, cute and innocent.
What is an example of TEXT to TEXT?
THEME is a universal lesson and MAIN IDEA is what the story is about.
What is the difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA?
What I read, What I know, What I infer
What are the steps to INFERENCING?
The ending of a story where the conflicts have been resolved.
What is a RESOLUTION?