Vocabulary
Which vocabulary term means "exact words from the text or a precise paraphrase used to prove a point?"
Text evidence
What is the central idea of a text?
The main point or message the author wants the reader to understand.
What is theme?
Truths/lessons that go beyond the story itself
Name the five main story elements.
Character, setting, plot, conflict, theme.
What is a character relationship?
How characters feel about or interact with each other.
What term means "the connection between two characters or people?"
Relationship
What are some ways that students can figure out what the central idea is of a text?
They can look at the title and other details that are repeated, emphasized, or explained by the author.
True or False: A theme can usually be stated in one word.
False
Name the 5 parts of a plot diagram
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling actions, resolution
relationships often change because of:
their motivations, choices/actions, dialogue, conflict
What vocabulary word "describes when characters, events, or ideas affect each other?"
Interaction
Which is more specific when discussing the content of a text: topic or central idea?
Central Idea
Which is a theme: friendship or True friends stand by each other in hard times?
True friends stand by each other in hard times.
What is the difference between internal and external conflict?
Internal is within a character; external is between a character and something else.
In informational text, you analyze relationships among:
Individuals, Events, Ideas
What is a character’s motivation?
The reason a character does something (goal, fear, or belief).
Which is stated directly by the author rather than inferred: Central Idea or Theme
Central Idea
Which is mostly implied by the author rather than told to the reader directly: Central Idea or Theme
Theme
How does setting affect a story?
It influences characters’ actions and the mood.
True or false: Relationships cannot develop because of the traits that a character has, the decisions they make, and the interactions they have.
False
Which TWO vocabulary words are most helpful when explaining why a character acts a certain way?
Motivation and text evidence
(Accept: motivation + interaction with explanation)
Read the text, then describe the central idea:
"Honeybees are disappearing at an alarming rate. Since the late 1990s, beekeepers have reported higher-than-normal colony losses. Scientists believe several factors contribute to this decline, including pesticides, disease, and habitat loss. The disappearance of bees threatens our food supply since they pollinate about one-third of the crops we eat."
Our food supply is threatened because of the decline of the honeybee population caused by pesticides, disease, and habitat loss
Read the text, then describe the theme:
After weeks of practicing for the talent show, Maya forgot her lines on stage. The audience was silent. Her friend Zoe quietly walked up and joined her, pretending it was a duo act all along. They improvised together, and the crowd cheered louder than for any other performance. From that day forward, Maya would understand that sometimes our greatest moments come from our biggest mistakes
-"sometimes our greatest moments come from our biggest mistakes"
-Our mistakes shouldn't hold us back
-We can still succeed despite our mistakes
What part of the plot contains the turning point?
The climax.
Name 3 relationship patterns (text structure)