Theme
What is another word for the meaning of a text?
Theme
An ________ is taking what we see and read and combining it with what we know.
Inference
____ and _____ is when we talks about the similarities and differences in people, events, and settings.
Comparing and Contrasting
Definition:
To worry
Fret
What punctuation marks go at the end of statements?
Step 1 of finding a theme is finding important topics, these important topics are:
big challenges, character responses, ________ ___ _________, and repeating problems.
Patterns of events
Step 2 of drawing inferences is looking for clues in the text, these clues are: nearby details, ______ _______, tone of voice, and pictures.
Feeling Words
What is the shape that we use to compare and contrast things?
Venn Diagram
Mingled
Brought together or mixed
What is the name of these punctuation marks:
" and ,
Quotation marks and Commas
In Step 2 of finding the theme, we should ask ourselves two questions:
"What does the main character learn?" AND what other question?
What does the reader learn?
When you make an inference, you need this to support it:
Evidence
When comparing and contrasting, we describe each character by including: identity, ______ and ______, and important actions.
Traits and Feelings
Hiding or waiting in hiding
Skulking
Which words should ALWAYS be capitalized?
Words that are at the beginning of a sentence and proper nouns (names)
What question do we ask ourselves in Step 3 of finding a theme?
What is the author's message about life beyond the text?
In step 4 of drawing inferences, what question do we ask ourselves?
What does the text mean?
What is step three of comparing and contrasting?
Tell why each example matters to the story.
Strewn
Correct this sentence:
the Boy went to mcdonalds for Lunch?
The boy went to McDonald's for lunch.
What is the most important task you will do when you reread?
Looking for what the author says about the topic and how that message might apply to life outside the text.
The strongest evidence to support our ideas is _______, _________, and ________.
Relevant, Frequent, and Specific
When we compare and contrast, we ask ourselves three questions:
What is true about both?
___________________?
How are they important?
What is true for only one?
Feeling of anger at something wicked
Correct this sentence:
ms levan went to the Store bought dr. pepper and Went home
Ms. LeVan went to the store, bought Dr. Pepper, and went home.