Types of Texts
What genre of text is an article? What is the purpose of an article?
Nonfiction - it will give you information or teach you something
What is a main idea? What is another term that means the same thing as main idea?
The main idea is what the text is mostly about. Another term for this is central idea.
What is a summary?
A retelling of the most important parts of a text or section in your own words.
What do they mean when they ask what a "phrase" means? What is a phrase?
A short group of words in a sentence.
What is the process of answering multiple choice questions?
1. Read the directions
2. Read the background information (if there is some)
3. Read the text twice
4. Read the question
5. CRUSH!
What genre of text is a story? How do you know?
A story is fiction. It has characters, a setting, a plot (beginning, middle, end), events, problem, solution, etc.
What is a theme? What is another term that may be used instead of theme?
A theme is the message, moral, or lesson the author wants the readers to know. Another term for theme is "central message."
What is a comparison using "like" or "as?"
Simile
When a question uses the term "as it is used ..." what do they mean? Example: What does the phrase "more than you than meets the eye" mean as it is used in paragrah 2?
What a word or phrase means in that exact sentence.
What does CRUSH stand for?
C= closely read the text
R = read the question
U = underline key words in the question
S = Study answer choice and eliminate
H = head back to the text to find the best answer
Poems can be fiction or nonfiction. Some key words are: lines, stanza, rhythm, rhyme
What is an inference?
An inference is a conclusion or understanding that is NOT stated by the author but is reached through evidence from the text (what you read), logic (what you know), and reasoning (what you figured out).
What is a plot?
The sequence of events in a story.
What are character traits? Give three examples to describe Ivan.
Words that describe a character based on how he/she thinks, feels, and acts.
What should you do if you feel stuck on a question?
Flag it or mark it, move on, and come back to it later.
What genre of text is a folktale? What are examples of folktales?
A folktale is fiction and it is a story that is passed down from generation to generation (word of mouth). Some examples of folktales are: fables, myths, legends, tall tales
What is a claim?
A claim is a statement by the author that can be supported with evidence.
What are the 5 different ways a text can be organized?
- Description
- Sequence (Chronological Order)
- Cause & Effect
- Compare & Contrast
- Problem & Solution
What is another word for problem?
Conflict
How many details should you include in a short response response? How many sentences should your response be?
At least two details. At least 4 sentences but should be 5-6.
What does it mean when it refers to a "section?"
A part of a text that focuses on one idea or one topic (usually divided by headings).
What is the author's point?
The reason or idea the author is making or proving.
What is the process for figuring out what an unknown word means?
Use context clues
Read around the word
Look at the word parts
What does it mean when it asks how one text, one idea, or one characters "relates to" another text, idea, or character?
How two ideas, characters, or parts of the text go together (how they are similar or build upon each other).
How many paragraphs should you have in your extended response? How should you organize them?
4 paragraphs.
- Introduction
- Bullet point 1
- Bullet point 2
- Conclusion