To make a prediction means to make a good _____ about something.
Guess
What are the 3 types of connections you can make?
Text-text , Text-self , Text-world
What is a main idea?
The main idea is the most important part of a paragraph.
What IS direct characterization? (Definition)
Direct characterization TELLS the audience what the personality of the character is.
The little girl stole all her brother's toys little by little. Is this direct or indirect? Why?
Indirect. This statement tells WHAT the character is doing. *For 100 bonus points, give a direct characterization about the little girl.
If I went to sleep late at night, I could infer that...
I will be very tired and sleepy the next day. I will accidentally oversleep and be late to school.
What is a Text-To-Text connection?
When you connect the characters or situations from the book you are reading to another book or other form of media
What does A.C.E stand for?
Answer
Cite Evidence
Elaborate/Explain your thinking
What IS indirect characterization? (Definition)
Indirect characterization SHOWS things that reveal the personality of the character.
What is setting?
What is setting
Alex was in a hurry to get home to watch football. He was driving over the speed limit when suddenly, he heard a siren and saw flashing lights, "No! Please not now," he thought. What do you think is happening? How do you know?
A police officer is pulling him over and he will get a speeding ticket. He will probably miss part of the football game that he wanted to watch.
When Sam was reading A Wrinkle in Time she remembered that the characters in The Lightning Thief also go on an adventure to defeat or accuse a presence of evil.What kind of connection is this?
Text-text
The Statue of Liberty is visited by thousands of people every year. The Statue of Liberty is a 151 foot statue of a woman holding a book and a torch. It is located on an island in New York Harbor. It was a gift of friendship from the people of France.It has become a universal symbol of freedom.What is the main idea of the paragraph?
The Statue of Liberty is visited by thousands of people every year.
Speech
Thoughts
Effects
Actions
Looks
What is Resolution?
the part of the plot that concludes the falling action by revealing or suggesting the outcome of the conflict
Elizabeth was so proud of her garden. She planted the seeds early in the spring and watered the plants every morning. Last Friday, her mom called and asked her to come over for the weekend because she was feeling sick. When Elizabeth came back home, her plants were bent and drooping. Why were the plants drooping? How do you know?
She had not watered them for a few days, so the plants were not doing well.
Percy Jackson reminds me a lot of Harry Potter. He was an outcast that didn't really belong in the beginning of the story who found out that he was different and special in some way.
text-text
What is a supporting detail?
Supporting details are details that tell you more about the main idea.
Give a direct characterization using this indirect characterization: Samantha sat in front of a mirror looking at herself, "What does he see in me?" She wondered.
Samantha is self-conscious and worried about her looks and what others think of her. *For 100 bonus points, say what KIND of indirect characterization is being used.
Name the five elements of plot in order
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
Dad and Anna were finishing up a project in the garage together. "Can we paint the roof red?" asked Anna. "Sure," said Dad. "Then when the paint dries we can find a place to hang it in the backyard." What do you think Dad and Anna are making? Why do you think so?
Dad and Anna are making a birdhouse.
Kayla read the Breadwinner and remembered learning about Afghanistan in Social Studies. The main character goes through problems that many children in Afghanistan go through everyday. What kind of connection did Kayla make?
Text-world
Kangaroos usually live in family groups called mobs.
Main idea or supporting detail?
Main Idea
Indirect characterization SHOWS things that reveal the personality of the character. Give an example.
Example: Riff Raff used to attend WMS. He is not very smart, as he did not graduate. However, Riff Raff is entertaining.
Write a plot line for a book you recently read