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What do we call the most important point or topic of a text, passage, or paragraph?
Main/central idea
In a story, a new student is quiet because he feels nervous on the first day, but he starts to open up after a classmate invites them to sit with her at lunch.
How does the interaction between the two students affect the new student?
The interaction helps the new student feel more comfortable and confident.
What do we call the feeling or idea a word give you, beyond its basic dictionary meaning?
Connotation
What do we call the words around an unknown word that help us understand its meaning?
Context clues
What is another name for the theme of a story?
The lesson learned
What is another word for the problem in a story?
Conflict
What is the connotation of the word erratic in the following sentence?
The once-celebrated athlete grew increasingly erratic during interviews.
Negative
What should you look at before you read a nonfiction text to make an inference about its main idea?
The title, first paragraph, and last paragraph. If present, you should also look at subheadings, images, graphs and data, etc.
In a nonfiction text, what do we call the smaller pieces of information or examples that help us understand the author's message?
Supporting details
What do we call the reason a character acts or behaves a certain way? Think: what does this character want?
Motivation
What is the tone of the following sentences?
Oh, great! Another math test. Just what I needed today.
Sarcastic
What two things should you underline to annotate the following question?
What is the author's tone in paragraph 16?
Author's tone, paragraph 16
A passage explains that bees help plants grow by pollinating them. It also describes how the number of bees is decreasing because of pesticides and loss of their homes, and why this could affect the food people eat.
What is the central idea of the passage, in your own words?
The main idea is that bees are important for helping plants grow, but their population is decreasing, which could cause problems for food production.
An article describes a town that experiences a severe drought. Because of this, farmers lose crops, and the local economy begins to struggle.
How does the event of the drought impact the town, in your own words?
The drought kills the farmer's crops, which creates economic hardship.
What is the meaning of the word eerie in the following sentence?
A cold, eerie mist floated through the graveyard, making even the bravest kids shiver.
Scary/strange
What are the three categories we use to describe a word's connotation?
Positive, negative, neutral
Is this a correct theme statement? Why or why not?
The theme of the story is how Josh and JB are competitive but still love each other.
No. A theme statement must be general, meaning that it cannot include specific characters' names.
Is the following an example of an internal or external conflict?
A lost hiker struggles against a wild storm to find shelter.
External
What are three words that give you insight into the mood of the following sentence?
The sun shone brightly as children laughed and played in the park, their carefree voices echoing in the warm summer air.
Brightly, laughed, carefree, warm
What was the grandpa's name in The Junction of Sunshine and Lucky?
Gus