Sentences
What is the term for a sentence with two or more independent clauses joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction?
Compound Sentence
What a text is mostly about, usually stated in one sentence.
Main Idea
What the testing verb 'identify' asks you to do.
Find a specific piece of information.
The sequence of events in a story.
The Plot
The struggle between two opposing forces.
Conflict
Identify and define the coordinating conjunction used in this sentence: The storm raged, yet we stayed safe inside.
yet - but, contrasting information, opposing information
The central message, moral, or lesson the author wants to convey about life.
Theme
What the testing verb 'summarize' requires you to do with a text.
Give a brief statement of the main points.
The point in the story where the central conflict is introduced.
Inciting Event
The general type of conflict where a character fights another character.
Character vs Character
Does this sentence need a comma? if so, where? "My mom went to the movies before making us dinner."
No!
State the main idea AND the theme of the children's fable, The Boy Who Cried Wolf.
Main Idea: A little boy repeatedly says there is a wolf coming until no one believes him.
Theme: Don't tell lies.
When asked to 'analyze' a paragraph, what is the main goal of your response?
Break something down to see how the parts connect, determine the author's meaning
This part of the plot comes after the climax and before the resolution.
Falling Action
Name the one type of Internal Conflict.
Character vs Self
Does this sentence need a comma? If so, where? "Because my mom came home late she forgot to feed us dinner."
Yes! Because my mom came home late, she forgot to to feed us dinner.
What is the main idea of Gary Soto's "The Jacket," and what is one theme it explores?
Main Idea: A boy gets an ugly jacket that makes his life miserable.
Theme: Be grateful for what you have, Having a negative outlook brings negative consequences
Define the testing word 'infer' and explain how it is different from simply stating a fact from the text.
Determine the meaning of a text or word using context clues and prior knowledge. The answer isn't directly stated.
Define the climax of a story and explain how it changes the main character's situation.
The moment of highest tension where the protagonist either achieves their goal or faces the greatest defeat
What type of External Conflict is shown when a character struggles against a devastating hurricane?
Character vs Nature
A complex sentence is what two things joined by a subordinating conjunction?
Independent Clause, Dependent Clause
Explain the difference between main idea and theme using the topic of friendship as an example.
Main idea is what the story is mostly about (a story could be about a friendship.) Theme is the lesson the author wants you to learn (a story could teach the importance of friendship).
Explain the difference between the testing words 'compare' and 'contrast'.
Compare means to show similarities (e.g., Compare the characters' motivations); Contrast means to show differences (e.g., Contrast their solutions to the problem)
Identify the five parts of the plot structure, in order.
What are Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution?
What type of External Conflict is being shown when a character fights against a suppressive government.
Character vs Society