What is the type of conflict where a character is struggling against a force of nature?
100
A Chart
What text feature gives information, show processes or make comparisons?
100
Characterization
What is the way that the author develops a character?
100
Your own thoughts/ experiences and the text
What do you need to make an inference?
100
An author may give you facts or true information about a subject.
What is their purpose?
What is "to inform"?
200
Internal Conflict
What is type of conflict where a character is struggling against a force inside themselves?
200
A glossary
What is an alphabetical list of key people, places, events, and terms?
200
This character does not change at all during a text.
What is a Static Character?
200
When you go beyond the surface details to see other meanings that the details suggest or imply (not stated).
What is making an inference?
200
Some authors write fiction stories or stories that are not true. They may use humor.
What is their purpose?
What is "to entertain"?
300
A character against robot forces with "artificial intelligence".
What is human vs. technology?
300
Index
What text feature gives the location of every important idea, term, definition, person, and place?
300
A major character
Who does the action of plot and main conflict revolve around in a story?
300
"My Mom stared at me with a disappointed look in her eye. I had a feeling she'd already heard from my teacher."
What kind of conversation took place between the narrator's mother and their teacher?
What is a negative conversation?
300
An author may write to try to get you to do something.
What is their purpose?
What is "to persuade"?
400
A character against supernatural that lies against him.
What is character vs. fate?
400
Captions
What sentences underneath pictures in a text called?
400
The Dynamic Character
Who is the character that changes in the text?
400
"The little boy dragged his feet as he made his way towards the principal's office."
How was the little boy feeling?
What is sad/ mad/ scared?
400
The Underground Railroad was a secret organization which helped slaves escape to freedom. Many slaves were able to escape because of the conductors and station masters. The northern states were free states and slaves were free once they arrived in the north. Secret codes and signals were used to identify the conductors and station masters.
What is the author's purpose?
What is "to inform"?
500
A main character's, or group of main characters', main source of conflict is social traditions or concepts.
What is human vs. society?
500
"Inconsiderate Text"
What is this type of text makes unwarranted assumptions about the reader’s background knowledge, often has an overload of unfamiliar vocabulary and concepts, and contains ideas that are not fully explained.
500
- Through the author's words
- Through what other characters say and think about this character
- How the character treats others
- Through that characters' thoughts and feelings
How does the reader figure out who a character really is?
500
"Instead of stopping to say hi to me, he walked right past me as his face turned bright red."
Why doesn't the other character say hi to the narrator?
What is he is embarassed or shy?
500
Rosie had the best time making her valentine cards for her classmates. She used red and white paper, heart stickers, markers and anything else she could find. It was great. Her friends are planning a valentine party on Feb. 14th at school. The one she made for her best friend is funny. Funny valentines are nice to get.
What is the author's purpose?