Definitions
What is theme?
Theme is the life lessons, moral, or message about life that is communicated by a literary work.
What is a subtitle and how to they help?
It is a title of a smaller section; they help because they give incite on what the section will be about.
What is a fictional story we read this year, tell the theme?
answers will vary
What things should you look at/read BEFORE you read an informational text?
Title, Subtitle, Pictures, Definitions, Captions
True or False: Tomato is a fruit
True
What is the central idea?
What the text is mostly about, central idea, a one sentence summary
What is an example of nonfiction?
Informational text, newspaper, other answers accepted based on accuracy
What is the theme: Tony hit Fred so Fred hit him back.
Treat others how you want to be treated.
In fictional texts, what are things you should annotate (take note of) as you read?
Parts of the plot, problem, solution, other answers will be accepted based on accuracy
Who's career scoring record did Lebron James beat?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
What is topic?
what the text talks about and can be a word or a phrase; the subject
What are characteristics of a nonfiction text?
it will not be make believe, there will be facts, real things, can be proven
What are characteristics of a fictional text?
will have plot, problem, theme, will be realistic but didn't happen in real life
What is something you can do to the title and subtitles, to help guide your notes?
Turn them into questions
3rd most streamed artist in 2022?
Youngboy
Where can you look to find the central idea
Title, first & last paragraph
True or false: Nonfiction text don't all have the same text structure
True
Parts of plot and what info they give
exposition, RA, climax, FA, resolution
What things can you find as you take notes for an informational text?
5 W's, key details, text structure, important vocabulary?
Why was Usher her groupie?
Because she's a superstar
What is one way to identify the theme?
Problem + Solution.. answers will vary
What are supporting details?
Facts, examples, details that support and help describe the central idea.
Where do you find the problem? Solution?
beginning; end
Word connotation and figurative language is heavily used in
Fiction
Spell the word Ms. Heckel says
hypotenuse, aerial, capacity, caution, choir, unbelievable, suggestion