when you have to use context clues from the text to draw a conclusion
What is infer
100
when you explain how two or more things are alike
What is to compare
100
when you explain how two or more things are different
What is to contrast
100
what a text is mostly about
What is the central or main idea
100
this is the person or individual telling the story
What is the narrator
200
this is the lesson that a text can teach us, for example "don't judge a book by its cover"
What is the moral
200
this is what the author is trying to make you feel like
What is the mood
200
this is comparing two things bye STATING that something is something else
What is a metaphor
200
this is how the author is trying to come across to the reader
What is the tone
200
this is used by the author to paint a vivid picture in the reader's head, it helps them visualize, it also helps convey ideas to the reader better, some examples are simile and metaphors
What is figurative language
300
this is when the author just wants the reader to have a good time with the text, or to hold their attention
What is to entertain
300
this is when the author or reader uses details to prove a point
What is to support the main idea of the text
300
this is giving human qualities/attributes to a non-human thing
What is personification
300
this is when the reader uses clues or prior knowledge to get an idea of what may happen next
What is to predict
300
this is when the author tries to get the reader to think a certain way
What is to persuade
400
this is the turning point of any good narrative
What is the climax
400
this is how the story unfolds, it is make up of an exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
What is a plot
400
this is when the narrator takes on the role of a character in the text, they become that character
What is first person point of view
400
this is when the narrator knows EVERYTHING about a text
What is third person omniscient point of view
400
this is when you break a text into different parts and tell about those parts
What is to analyze
500
this is when the reader can back up something with evidence from the text
What is to support
500
this is a fancy word for a story that has characters, plot, and conflict
What is a narrative
500
this is when the reader or author can tell the story by only its main ideas, this is also a smaller version of the story
What is to summarize
500
this is the part of a narrative that explains the story's setup, introduces characters, tells the setting, and sometimes introduces the problem
What is the exposition
500
this is a type of conflict that happens in the characters mind