What is the term for the message about life or human nature that a writer wants you to understand? It is often revealed by what the character learns.
What is theme?
100
What is the meaning of the word characterization?
What is the way an author helps the reader understand what characters are like through his speech, thoughts, emotions, actions, looks.
100
What is the most exciting part or the turning point of a story called?
What is the climax
100
You need to find the different meanings of the word rose. What book would you use to find the meanings?
What is the dictionary
100
What kind of graphic organizer is best for comparing two characters/settings/plots/etc?
What is Venn diagram?
200
When you have to figure out what the author means or read between the lines.
What is Infer?
200
The main character in a story.
Who is the Protagonist?
200
What shows how the main character starts to resolve the conflict, after the climax?
What is the falling action
200
What type of nonfiction text allows you to see how a story unfolds in time order? This is a kind of text structure...
What is Chronological Order?
200
What is the main purpose or type of writing of textbooks?
What is to inform?
300
When you tell the main idea and the most important details in your own words.
What is--Summarize?
300
The character who goes against the main character..the villain, bad guy, etc...
What is Antagonist?
300
What part of the story shows the ending or how the story concludes?
What is the Resolution?
300
You have a science term on a worksheet that you don't understand. Where in your science textbook would you look to find the meaning of the word?
What is the glossary
300
What do you call a category or type of writing?
What is genre?
400
3 pts: A part of a selection or passage taken out for a specific purpose.
What is an Excerpt?
400
3 pt. The two kinds of characterization.
What is--Direct and Indirect characterization?
400
What part of the plot shows how the conflict becomes more difficult building up to the climax?
What is the rising action?
400
What research source would you use to find the MOST current information on a topic?
What is the Internet
400
3 pts- What pattern of organization (Text Structure) uses transitions like because since, therefore, as a result?
What is cause and effect?
500
3 pts: In narratives, text is divided into paragraphs. What is text in poetry divided into?
What are stanzas?
500
3 pts. Words that describe a characters personality. Descriptive words like honest, courageous, helpful, kind-hearted, out-spoken, etc...
Character _________.
What Character Traits.
500
3 pts. - What part of the story introduces the setting and gives information about the characters? Begins with the letter E...
What is the Exposition or Background?
500
If you are reading a nonfiction article and it tells about an issue and ways to solve it, then it is ?
What is problem and solution?
500
3 PTS - What is the general statement that would tell you what a passage is MOSTLY about?