Informational
Name the part of an informational article that tells the reader what the whole piece is about in a few words or a phrase, often bold and at the top.
Title
What is a paired passage?
Two texts that are related to each other in some way and are read together.
The person who tells the story (can be a character inside or outside the story)
A comparison that uses "like" or "as" to describe something in a poem.
Simile
What is the claim?
The author's opinion about the topic of a text.
What do you call the short line of text under a heading that gives more detail about the section?
Subtitle or Heading
What is the first step when reading a paired passage?
Read, annotate and answer questions for passage one.
The time and place where a story happens.
Setting
The use of words that imitate sounds (e.g., "buzz," "boom") found in many poems.
Onomatopoeia
What is the counterclaim?
The opposite point of view of the author's position
What structure identifies the similarities and differences between two or more things? Name a signal word often used for this structure.
Compare and contrast
signal word: however, similarly, both, unlike, in the same way, different
What is the second step of reading a paired passage?
Read, annotate, and answer questions for passage two.
The events that make up a story; what happens from beginning to end.
Plot
A group of lines in a poem, separated by a space from other groups of lines, is called a ____.
Stanza
What is the rebuttal?
Proving the counterclaim is wrong
Describe the purpose of a caption and explain where you usually find one.
A caption explains or describes an image and is typically found below or next to the image.
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
Look for similarities and differences between the two passages.
The message, lesson, or main idea the author wants readers to learn from a fictional story.
Theme
A figure of speech that gives human traits to nonhuman things (objects, ideas, animals) is called what?
Personification
Identify the claim in the following text:
Legos are awesome toys that kids love to play with. Some people might think they're just simple plastic bricks, but Legos are more than just fun. They can help us learn and grow in many ways.
They can help us learn and grow in many ways.
Explain the difference between cause and effect text structure and problem/solution.
Cause/effect explains reasons and results (signal words: because, therefore, as a result). Problem/solution presents an issue and offers fixes (signal words: problem, solution, solve, resolve)
What two tools can be used when comparing or contrasting the passages?
Venn Diagram or T-Chart
The part of the plot where the problems get worse. (Leads to the Climax)
Rising Action
The sound repetition at the ends of words, often found at the ends of lines, is called what?
For Example:
There was an old lady who lived in a shoe.
She had so many children she didn't know what to do.
Rhyme
The following paragraph is an example of _______:
Playing with Legos helps us be creative and solve problems. When we build with Legos, we have to think and plan. It's like solving a puzzle and making something cool at the same time. We can build anything we imagine, from towering castles to speedy race cars. It's like being an architect or an engineer, using our creativity to bring our ideas to life. We can create whole worlds with Legos, and that's pretty amazing!
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