Message
Infer
Connect
Elements
100

What is a topic?

What is a universal concept often presented as a single word. 

100

True or false,  inference is the same as an educated guess?

What is true. 

100

What are the three types of connection you can make?

What is text to self, text to text, and text to world. 

100

What does the "elements of writing" refer to?

What is how the story is written. 

200

True or false, themes are the plot of the story?

What is false. 

200

What is the formula for making an inference?

text clues + prior knowledge = educated guess
200

What is the goal of making connections?

What is to increase understanding.

200

What are the two types of elements?

What are big narrative and small literary elements 

300

What do theme and thesis have in common?

What is they are both the message of the text. 

What is the author's opinion on a topic. 

300
What is a plot based inference called?
What is a prediction. 
300

What should you avoid when making connections?

What are surface level connections. 

300

What elements add style?

What is small literary elements?

400

What is the formula for message (aka theme)?

What is topic + author's opinion = universal life lesson.

400

What are four things you can infer about?

What is characters, setting, conflict, and plot. 

400
When making a text to self connection, what are two examples of deep connections you can focus on?

What are connections to emotions or human nature. 

400
What is the purpose of big narrative elements?

What is they are the building blocks (foundation) of stories. 

500

How many big words can you have in a thematic statement?

What is 3-5. 

500

When it comes to characters, what are the two main things you can infer about?

What is their motivations and reactions.

500

What does a text to world connection require?

What is research. 

500

What do we analyse the elements of writing?

What is to understand their impact on the story?