Cite Text Evidence
Theme
Plot
Word Choice
Analyze Text Structure
100
What is evidence?
Facts and/or proof presented as a body of support for a claim
100
what is theme?
The lesson or message of the story
100
what is plot?
sequence of events
100
What is mood?
The feelings or emotions the reader experiences
100
What is setting?
Time, Place, and Environment
200
if the question asks you to ANALYZE the text, What does it want you to do?
To study the text
200
What is a summary?
A brief retelling of the important parts of a story
200
What is an antagonist
The character that gives the main character problems
200
What is tone?
An author's overall attitude toward their subject matter expressed through the words they use
200
What does conclude mean?
To end/ finish
300
What is the meaning of explicit information?
information that is clearly and directly stated
300
What is a fact?
a statement that can be proven true with evidence
300
what is a protagonist?
main character in a story
300
Figurative Language: Comparing two things without using "like" or "as"
Metaphor
300
What text structure is a drama organized into?
Scene
400
what is text evidence?
Specific details or quotes from a text that support an analysis or argument.
400
How do you describe something?
Give details
400
What is dialogue?
conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie
400
Figurative language: To compare two things using "like" or "as"
Simile
400
What text structure is a poem organized into?
Stanza
500
What is an inference and how do I make an inference?
An educated guess; You use information from the text + schema (your common sense/brain) to make an inference on what is happening
500
What should you look for to figure out the theme of a story?
What is the conflict, How does the character solve the conflict and how does a character change throughout the story
500
What is at the top of the plot diagram and what is that part of the stroy?
Climax ; Turning point of the story
500
Figurative language: Giving nonhuman objects human-like qualities'
Personification
500
What text structure is a story organized into?
Chapter