The reason why the author wrote the passage, what it is that they are trying to tell you.
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What does it mean to infer?
To make an educated guess based off information you read in the story. You "read in between the lines" to figure out the hidden messages.
100
What are sequence of events?
The order events in the story occur
100
How do you find stage directions in a play?
Look for the lines that are italicized and in parenthesis. (...)
100
How do you determine the tone of a story?
list the emotions felt as you read throughout the story. This helps identify the tone, which means feelings.
200
What is dialogue?
Direct words that a character speaks out loud. - Identified with quotation marks. "...."
200
A group of girls laughed as Marcus accidentally dropped his backpack, having all his materials fly out. Based on how the girls acted, the read can infer that....
The girls did not care about Marcus or his feelings and liked to make fun of his problems.
200
The organization of a selection is...?
How the author wrote the paragraphs and in what order. The author organizes a story for a specific purpose.
200
What do you do when you first read the title of a selection?
Make a connection and foreshadow (or make prediction) for what the story will be about.
200
How do you find the message of a story?
The message of the story is the same as the purpose, or reason why the author created the story. What did they want you to learn from it?
300
What are synonyms?
Words that mean the same thing as another word.
For example: A synonym for "minuscule" is "small"
300
Playwriters (for Drama) and Authors (for narratives) like to make "hints" in their writing in order to...
create an image in the reader's mind about the hidden messages the Playwriters and Authors want them to see.
300
What makes a good summary?
Beginning, Middle, End
It starts off like ....., and leads to......, but ends like ......
300
What do you do when the answer choices have words you don't know?
Look them up in a dictionary! Fancy words in answers also are a clue that it may be the right answer. So don't ignore it just because you don't understand it!
300
True or false - Words can have multiple meanings?
True- Which is why you have to use Context Clues. You have to determine the meaning of the word, based off how it is being used.
400
In a Drama or a Play, each time a new person speaks is called a ....?
A Paragraph - For Example:
(paragraph 1) Ashley: "How was your summer?!"
(paragraph 2) Tom: "It was great, thanks for asking!"
(paragraph 3) Ashley: "I knew you were looking forward to , it all year long."
400
"The burglar smirked as he wiped away his fingerprints off the doorknob."
- The hidden message the author wants you to know is...
- The burglar thinks he is smart and going to get away with the crime.
400
Every line the author writes in a play or story has a purpose towards the meaning of the story, true or false?
TRUE! That is why it is so important to ready every word and stop to think about every section you read, because it all has a purpose.
500
What are stage directions?
In a play they are italicized and have parenthesis (...). They are not what the character says. Instead they are descriptions of how the characters look or are acting on stage to give the reader more information into what the story looks like.
500
"Jason smiled and thought to himself how relieved he was to see his report card grades were passing."
- Why do authors tell us the thoughts of characters in a story?
Often times it is to better show the feelings a character has. By telling us Jason's thoughts, we can tell the Jason feels his grades are important.
500
Every time a new character speaks, whether in a play or in a narrative, it is separated with....
Paragraphs
500
Where do you find synonyms within our dictionaries?
Smart- Containing a great deal of knowledge. (Definition)
Intelligent, creative, inventive, cunning, knowledgeable, expert.... (Synonyms - Located in grey box underneath definition)
500
True or False- Can a story be told in more than one point of view?
TRUE- There is always more than one side to a story. "The Three Little Pigs" is usually told from the pigs point of view. But the doesn't mean the story could be retold in the wolfs point of view....Then it could be called "The Desperate Hungry Wolf"