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The main idea of a text is...

• What it was mostly about / the big takeaway

• The life lesson we learned / the moral

• The reason the author wrote the text

• From whose perspective the text is written

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The theme of a text is...

• From whose perspective the story was told

• The life lesson / moral

• Where and when the story takes place

• The big problem in the story

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The setting of a story is...

• The life lesson/ moral

• The big problem

• Where and when a story takes place

• Who is in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

All of these are examples of THEME except...

• Friendship matters more than winning.

• Tigers are endangered and need to be saved.

• We do not appreciate what we have until it's gone.

• Freedom is more precious than gold.

Answer explanation

It's the only one that is not a life lesson.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

A haunted house in the 1890s is an example of a...

• Conflict

• Theme

• Setting

• Figurative language

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

All of these are examples of COMPLEX SENTENCE STARTERS except...

• Throughout

• Although

• In

• There

Answer explanation

These are the words you use for your TS and CS!

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is a STATISTIC?

• Something you copy word-for-word

• A fact with a number in it

• A graph

• A funny word

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

In argument, what do we call the opinion you are trying to prove?

• Claim

• Reason

• Evidence

• I'm Right!

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What is the author's purpose?

• The reason the reader reads the text

• The format the author used

• The way the author feels about the topic

• The reason the author wrote the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

What figurative language is this? The snow smiled as it fell.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Answer explanation

The snow cannot smile like a person can = PERSONIFICATION!

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A