Fiction Skills
What is setting?
Setting is the time and place of a story.
Plot is the sequence of events in a work of fiction.
What strategy should I use to write an SCR?
RACE
If I don't know the meaning a word, what should I do?
Use my online dictionary OR a paper dictionary.
What is an inference?
An inference is a conclusion I make using schema (background knowledge) and what I have read.
What is the inciting event?
What do you do when you are done writing your SCR?
Revise and edit.
What is a PAT list?
A list of things I should pay attention to.
What is Theme?
Theme is the message the author wants the reader to learn.
What is the climax of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"?
When the bears find Goldilocks in Baby Bear's bed, and she flees in terror.
What should the first sentence of your SCR include?
Restating the question and your answer.
What letters do I mark next to answer choices?
R - ridiculous (2)
D - distractor
What is Author's Purpose?
The reason for, or the intent, in writing.
In the text "Seventh Grade" what did we learn during the exposition of the story?
We learned about Victor, that he likes Teresa, and that it is his first day of seventh grade.
How can we cite evidence from the passage?
According to the passage it says "______."
For example,
The text says,
etc.
What makes an answer a distractor?
It could be true and makes sense, but is not backed up by the text.
An educated guess about what will happen in the future.
In the text "Seventh Grade" what was our resolution?
Victor talks with Teresa about his ability to speak French. He goes and checks out French books to help him learn more about French.
What would happen if the sun disappeared? - How do I restate this question?
If the sun dissappered _____ would happen.
OR
______ would happen if the sun disappered.
As I read a text, I should be...
Highlighting, annotating, and taking notes.