Story Elements
This is the time and place where a story happens.
What is the setting?
A good summary should include these 5 elements (Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then).
What are key details?
The word 'enormous' most nearly means ___.
What is very large?
Bold words, italics, and underlining are examples of this.
What is print feature?
A recipe is usually written in this structure.
What is sequence or chronological order?
The character who opposes the main character.
Who is the antagonist?
A summary should avoid these.
What are opinions or extra details?
The clue type that gives the opposite meaning of the word.
What is an antonym clue?
These appear at the beginning of a nonfiction text to help you navigate.
What are the table of contents and index?
A text comparing lions and tigers is written in this structure.
What is compare and contrast?
The sequence of events in a story.
What is the plot?
The main idea plus supporting details in you own words.
What is paraphrasing?
When you break a word into roots and prefixes to figure out meaning.
What is word analysis?
This is a kind of text feature.
What is a map, chart, graph, or diagram?
A passage about the Dust Bowl that explains what happened because of it.
What is cause and effect?
The struggle between characters, forces, or ideas.
What is the conflict?
This is the first thing you should identify before writing a summary.
What is the central idea?
"They boy trudged home after losing the game." What does trudged mean?
What is walked slowly and sadly?
Captions usually appear with this.
What are pictures or photographs?
A text the presents a conflict and ways to resolve it.
What is problem and solution?
The lesson or message the author wants you to learn.
What is the theme?
Explain why summaries should be shorter than the original text.
What is because they only include the most important ideas?
The word structure in "text structure" means _____.
What is the way a something is organized?
Explain how text features help readers.
What is they help locate, understand, and remember information?
A detailed summary of what is in the Amazon rainforest is this text structure.