Make an educated guess based on prior knowledge
Infer
The life lesson or moral of the story.
Theme
Phrase in a sentence that cannot stand alone. It is missing either a subject or a predicate.
Dependent Clause
The reason the author wrote the text.
Author's Purpose
The feeling or vibe of the passage/poem
Tone
A passage taken from a book
Excerpt
The opinion or way someone views a person, place, thing, or idea.
Perspective
Phrase in a sentence that can stand alone. It has both a subject and a predicate.
Independent Clause
The point the author is trying to make.
Claim
Provide more detail.
Elaborate
The parts of the plot that build tension.
Rising Actions
Changes in a character's thoughts or actions over time based on experiences.
Character Development
What do we call commas that separate list items?
Commas in a Series
How the text is organized.
Text Structure
The turning point of a story in the plot.
Climax
To add more detail to something. Similar to elaborate.
Contribute
What is a Plot?
A sequence of events in a story
A phrase placed in the middle of the sentence to add more information.
Interrupter
One sentence explaining what the text is mostly about.
The part of the plot that begins to resolve the conflict.
Falling Actions
The part of the plot that brings the story to a close.
Resolution
Three things learned in the Exposition of a story.
Characters
Setting
Conflict
A word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence that introduces the sentence.
Introductory Element
The 4 types of author's purpose are...
Persuade
Inform
Describe
Share an Experience
To clarify by giving an example of something, you ____.
Illustrate