Theme and Central Idea
What is a theme?
This is the lesson or message about life that an author wants readers to understand.
What is a linear plot?
A story structure in which events are told in chronological order is called this.
What is setting?
The time and place in which a story occurs is called this.
What is a noun?
A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea is this part of speech.
What is an inference?
A conclusion based on evidence and reasoning rather than directly stated information is called this.
What is a summary?
this only tells the main events of a text without explaining a life lesson.
What is a flashback?
A scene that interrupts the present action to show something that happened earlier is called this.
What is mood?
The feeling or atmosphere a reader experiences while reading a text is known as this.
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun or pronoun is this part of speech.
What is text evidence?
Specific information from a text used to support an answer or claim is called this.
What is the central idea?
This is the most important idea or point developed throughout an informational or literary text.
What is the climax?
The moment of greatest tension or conflict in a story is known as this.
What is imagery or sensory language?
Language that appeals to the five senses and helps readers visualize scenes is called this.
What are context clues?
Readers use these clues from nearby words and sentences to determine unfamiliar word meanings.
What is compare and contrast?
Comparing two texts to identify similarities and differences in themes, structures, or techniques is called this skill.
What is plot?
Authors develop themes through dialogue, conflict, setting, and this overall sequence of events in a story.
What is nonlinear plot development?
When a story moves back and forth in time instead of following chronological order, it uses this type of plot development.
What is diction?
An author’s specific choice of words is called this.
What are definitions or dictionary entries?
Multiple meanings for a word listed in a dictionary are called these.
What are the 4 types of sentence functions?
Declarative, Exclamatory, Interrogative, and Imperative
How is a theme normally implied?
A theme is usually implied through characters, setting, and events.
What is suspense?
Authors may delay important events in order to create this feeling in readers.
What is syntax?
The order of words and type of sentences that are used is called this
What is analyzing word parts or morphology?
Looking at prefixes, suffixes, and root words to determine meaning is called this strategy.
What are the 4 sentences types?
Simple, Compound, Complex and Compound-Complex.