Main Idea
What skill tells what the text is mostly about?
Main Idea
When responding to a text, what do you use to prove your answer?
Text Evidence
What is a hyperbole?
An exaggeration
What is Theme?
The lesson or what the author wants to teach
In the word unhappy, what does un- mean?
not
Which best finds the main idea - a detail or a summary?
A summary
What words tell you to look at at the passage? According to the text OR In summary
Her backpack was as heavy as a stack of bricks.
What type of figurative language is used?
Simile
If a story is about a character who never gives up, what is the theme?
What does the prefix re- mean? example: redo
again
What mistake happens when you focus on just one example in a story?
You pick a detail instead of the main idea
What is considered stronger evidence - your opinion or words directly from the text
words from the text
A Character slams the door and doesn't speak - what can you infer?
They are upset or angry
Which one is theme - The girl ran a race OR Hard work leads to success
hard work leads to success
The puppy was soaked after playing in the rain, dripping water all over the floor.
What does soaked mean?
wet
If the passage is about preparing for a storm, what could the main idea be?
People preparing for storms to be safe
When answering questions about a text, if two answers look right, what should you check? Meaning- where should you look to find the right answer?
The Text
The classroom was a beehive of activity.
What does this metaphor mean?
The classroom was noisy and busy.
Max sees a classmate being teased.
He is nervous to speak up, but he tells the teacher anyway.
Later, the classmate thanks him.
What is the Theme?
Doing the right thing takes courage / Stand up for others
When the teacher announced a pop quiz, several students began to groan, slumping in their chairs.
What does groan mean?
To make a sound showing disappointment
The test was a mountain to climb and I studied for a million hours to get ready.
Which TWO types of figurative language is used?
metaphor and hyperbole
Evan trained hard all season to become team captain. When the vote was held, another player was chosen instead. Evan felt disappointed but congratulated the new captain and helped the team prepare for the next game.
What is the Theme?
Supporting others matters, even when you feel disappointed.
Liam reread the confusing directions because he had misunderstood the first instruction.
What does the prefix mis- mean
wrong or incorrect