Analysis Reading

Why do we study non-fiction text structure?

• We try to understand the lesson the author has learned.

• To learn how to gain information from reading factual information.

• All stories have different characters and settings.

• Because teachers like to bore us.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

When the author gives you information about a topic, the purpose is:

• to entertain

• to persuade

• to inform

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which type of text structure describes events in sequential order?

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

• Sequence

• Descriptive

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What makes something non-fiction?

• REAL things, people, events

• complex writing

• lengthy writing

• unicorns

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the main idea of a passage?

• The specific details and examples used in the text

• The central point or message the author wants to convey

• The setting and characters in the story

• The author's personal opinion on the topic

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of the following is a synonym for the word "analyze"?

• Ignore

• Examine

• Simplify

• Create

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following best describes a theme in literature?

• The sequence of events in a story

• The time and place where the story occurs

• The underlying message or lesson of the story

• The perspective from which the story is told

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the function of a metaphor in a text?

• To provide a direct comparison using "like" or "as"

• To exaggerate for effect

• To create a vivid image by comparing two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

• To give human characteristics to non-human things

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the purpose of analyzing a text in English literature?

• To memorize the text

• To understand the deeper meaning and themes

• To rewrite the text in your own words

• To count the number of words

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The world is a stage

• He is as brave as a lion

• Time is a thief

• The wind whispered through the trees

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D