Fiction Facts
The author uses thoughts, action, and dialogue to reveal what?
What is character traits.
According to the selection, why does Timmy practice only a little?
The question wants you to:
Tell/Explain why Timmy only practices for a little bit.
What is the time period of the text?
Past (starting in 1815)
What clues does the author give about the setting of this passage?
It states underground.
When a question asks me to infer, I need to use text clues as well as_________.
Background knowledge or information that I already know.
The plot of a story is
What does the question ask you to do?
Why did the author include the subheading "The Western Counting System?"
Tell/Explain the purpose of the using the subheading.
According to the text, why did the Knox family travel to Australia?
The father was imprisoned for stealing food.
What is the text structure?
Problem/Solution
What are two examples of non fiction text features:
Bold print, italics, headings, diagrams, photos, captions, title, glossary, bulleted informtation.
What are: characters, plot, theme, point of view, and setting.
What does the question want you to do?
In Line 22, what is the meaning of coursed?
Define/Definition of the word coursed.
What can the reader infer how the narrator felt at the end of the text?
He felt proud of the things he learned from his father.
Moving to Australia ended up being the best thing that happened to them.
Describe one of the problems that contributed to the garbage crisis?
1. used new electronic devices for a few months then threw them away.
2. Stopped cooking and ate meals out of plastic containers.
3. Metals & plastic piled up with regular trash and food waste until no where to go.
Give an example of text structure.
Problem solution
cause & effect
chronological order
compare & contrast
Sequence
Description
Determine the setting based on the example below:
Amy woke up with a large bump on her head, feeling groggy. The air this place was dark and damp. The rock walls had moss growing on them.
What is a cave.
In lines 7 and 8 what does the phrase "through the brick and concrete canyon" tell the reader.
Infer/Explain what the phrase tells me.
Paragraph 2 it states, " I cannot recall the horror of the journey, which lasted 8 months, without trembling."
What does the narrator mean when he says "without trembling?"
He couldn't talk about it without being scared, or reliving those horrible moments.
It brought back the pain.
What are some character traits to describe Jim?
Clever, innovative, problem solver, concerned,scared,team player.
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True or False
Hyperboles are an example of figurative language?
True
The author wants the reader to draw conclusions about the theme. What is the meaning of theme?
What is the lesson or message the author wants the reader to learn.
What does the question ask you to do?
What is the effect of the author's use of foreshadowing in paragraph 9.
Infer the effect that foreshadowing has in paragraph 9.
How would the story be different if told from Jeremiah Knox's point of view?
He would share more of why he stole food. Talk about how hard it was for him to work. Share his feelings how he made his whole family leave their home.
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How does the change in the setting affect the plot?
Because now the setting is taking place underground, being underground leads to a discovery in helping solving the conflict.
True or False
The Reading EOG is on June 4th
False
June 6