TDA
Close Reading
Central Idea
POV
Genre
100
What is the first sentence of a TDA called?
Hook
100
Why do we close read?
To understand what we are reading in the text and to help remember what was read
100
What is central idea?
What the story is mostly about.
100
What is 3rd person point of view?
When a narrator or another character is telling the story about someone else.
100
How do you know a text is nonfiction?
The author provides facts or information about a topic
200
What do you use to show evidence from a different resource?
Quotations and title of where it was found
200
Name the 4 highlighter colors used to close read and what they are used for.
Pink- People/Characters
Purple- Setting
Yellow- Key Details
Green- Unknown Words
200
Where are 3 places you can look to find the main idea?
First sentence, Last sentence, body paragraphs, repeated words
200
What does point of view mean?
Whose perspective the story/passage is written in. Who is telling the story.
200
What are 3 things included in a fictional story?
Characters, Setting, Story line (Beginning, Middle, End), Problem/Solution
300
What are the 3 parts included in each body paragraph?
Topic sentence, Evidence, Explanation
300
What are 4 things you look at when previewing the text?
Title, Intro, Multiple Choice/ Short Answer Questions, Pictures/illustrations, Text Features,
300
How is the main idea different from the topic?
The topic is what the text is about and the main idea describes what we mostly learned about that topic from the text.
300
When a story is written in 1st person POV what pronouns are used?
I, Me, My
300
What genre are you likely to find text features such as maps, headings, captions, & diagrams?
Nonfiction/informational
400
What are the 3 parts of a thesis?
Your claim and 2 reasons to support the claim
400
Describe the purpose of writing a gist.
To jot notes about what was read so when we go back to analyze the text and answer questions, we will remember what we read and where it was in the text.
400
Spiders are interesting insects
400
You are going hiking in the mountains. Do you know what to do if you encounter a mountain lion? If you answered no, then it's time to memorize these tips:
1. Stand tall. Mountain lions will attack almost anything on 4 legs but think twice about attacking a creature on 2.
2. Make yourself look bigger.
3. Back away slowly. Resist the urge to run
4. Look away and don't stare it down
2nd person
400
What is realistic fiction?
When a story has characters and a plot that are made up but the events are something that can actually happen to someone in real life.