Stage & Story
In a play, what tells actors where to move or how to act?
What is Stage directions?
What two things do readers use to make an inference?
What is Text evidence and background knowledge?
What is a theme?
What is The lesson or message an author wants readers to learn?
What figurative language is used?
"The wind danced across the prairie."
What is Personification?
What is a stanza?
What is A group of lines in a poem?
Why are scenes important in a play?
What is They help organize events and move the story forward?
If a character keeps working after repeated failures, what can you infer?
What is The character is determined and refuses to give up?
Which theme is best developed in The Secret Garden?
A. Money can solve every problem.
B. Nature and friendship can help people grow and heal.
C. People should avoid change.
D. Secrets should always stay hidden.
What is Answer: B. Nature and friendship can help people grow and heal?
What figurative language is used?
"The invention spread like wildfire."
What is a Simile?
Why might a poet repeat a line?
What is To emphasize an important idea?
In Captain Arsenio, what character trait helps Arsenio overcome challenges?
What is Determination/perseverance?
In Winds of Hope, what can readers infer about the people in the story based on the challenges they continue to face?
What is They are resilient and hopeful because they keep moving forward despite difficulties?
How is a theme different from a summary?
What is A theme is the lesson; a summary tells the important events?
Why does an author use imagery?
What is To help readers visualize and experience the text?
What sound device repeats beginning consonant sounds?
What is Alliteration?
Summarize The Secret Garden in one sentence.
What is Mary finds a key to a hidden garden, and uses the help of a robin to find it's door?
What evidence from Airborne shows Matt's feelings change during the story?
What is
Responses will vary, but students should cite moments that show Matt's growing understanding with Malloy or trust with Kate.
Which detail from any of our previous texts best supports the theme that "growth takes time?"
(Any detail showing a character, relationship, or garden changing gradually over the course of the text.)
Which sentence creates the strongest imagery?
A. The bird flew. or B. The bright red bird soared through the golden sunset.
What is answer B?
How can rhyme affect a poem?
What is creates rhythm and helps readers remember ideas?
How do the different scenes in Captain Arsenio help develop the central conflict?
What is Each scene reveals new obstacles and shows how the character responds to them?
Which is stronger: an inference with text evidence or an inference based on opinion?
What is an inference supported by text evidence?
Use one piece of evidence from The Secret Garden that supports a theme about healing or transformation.
Any accurate text evidence showing characters or the garden changing.
How does figurative language help readers better understand a text?
What is It creates vivid pictures and emphasizes important ideas?
In The Poem That Will Not End, how does repetition contribute to the poem's message?
What is It reinforces the poem's central idea and draws attention to its message?