Understanding the Author's Message

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What is the main idea of a story?

Back

What the story is mostly about

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What is a theme of a story?

Back

The moral or lesson of the story

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From whose point of view is a story told if it uses "I" and "me"?

Back

First person

Front

What is a summary?

Back

A short statement of the main points

Front

How can you tell the difference between a fact and an opinion in a text?

Back

Facts can be proven; opinions are beliefs or feelings

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What does it mean to infer something from a text?

Back

To use clues from the text to figure something out

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Which point of view does not include the narrator as a character in the story?

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Third person

Front

What is the setting of a story?

Back

The time and place where the story occurs

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What is a character trait?

Back

A quality or characteristic of a character in the story

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What is the climax of a story?

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The most exciting or important part of the story