ELA Skills Review

The theme of the story is the

• short summary of what the story is about

• message about life that the author expresses

• sequence of events

• main character

What is a theme?

• a story line

• the topic/subject

• universal truth about life and people

• the time and place of an event

Themes are universal because

• all humans share common experiences

• the entire universe enjoys them

• authors add them to make the writing meaningful

• the stories go on forever

Themes are rarely written directly into the text. You must

• guess it!!

• infer it!!

• say it!!

• nail it!!

A theme should be written in

• one word

• a phrase

• a sentence

• a paragraph

Which text structure would an article titled "Cowboys vs Packers" follow?

• Chronological Order

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Description

Which of the following are Text Structures?

• Description

• Main Idea

• Sequential Order

• Problem/Solution

The following CLUE WORDS pertain to which text structure...yellow, tall, green, soft, long, narrow, smooth

• Chronological Order

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

• Cause and Effect

What is Text Structure?

• how a book is made

• how information is organized in text

• when the author builds the text

• what is happening in the story

What does Chronological mean?

• telling how things are alike and different

• showing what causes something to happen

• events organized by time; in order

• That word is too big for me to read.