What do you need for a good SUMMARY?

• Random unrelated information
• Main points of the text presented in a clear and concise manner
• BME - Beginning, Middle, End

• Every single detail from the text

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How do FLASHBACKS (character memories) contribute (add) to the plot of a story?

• Flashbacks are used to introduce new characters
• Flashbacks have no impact on the plot
• A character will remember something that happened before, and it can help readers what is happening now. 

• Flashbacks reveal the future events of the story and help readers predict them.

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8.7C

Lesson learned, moral, message are all words that mean...

• theme

• main idea

• thesis

• conflict

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8.7A

What is SETTING in a story?

• The lesson or moral of the story
• The main problem or conflict in the story
• The time and place in which the events of the story take place
• The main character in the story

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How do readers make an INFERENCE?

• By ignoring the text and relying solely on their emotions
• By using clues from the text and their own background knowledge to draw conclusions
• By guessing randomly without considering the text
• By asking the author directly for the answer

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8.5F

What can the reader conclude about...? True or False: Conclude means to make an inference. 

• TRUE! It means to form a decision based on text evidence and your background knowledge. You are INFERRING.

• FALSE! It means to readers have to go to the end of the passage.
  

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8.5F

Description, Compare & Contrast, Problem/Solution, Advantage/Disadvantage, Categorizing, Cause & Effect are all...

• Text Structure / Organizational Patterns

• Text Features

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What is a RHETORICAL QUESTION?

• The character of a story asks a question but doesn’t expect an answer. Or, the author of an article might ask an obvious question to readers that doesn’t need an answer. RQs make readers THINK.

• A question that requires readers to use their background knowledge.

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8.9G

In writing fonts, what are ITALICS?

• uppercase words

• bolded words

• words that are underlined

• words slanted to the side

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8.9C

What is a COUNTER ARGUMENT in argumentative writing?

• Expresses an opposite point of view on the issue. “Other people say…” or “Some might believe…”

• The author’s position or opinion on a topic.

• To not get along with someone

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