What are captions?

• Small text found near a picture that provides important information about the picture.

• A type of graphic design used in advertisements.

• A form of written dialogue in movies.

• A title given to a book or article.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is the main idea?

• The conclusion of a piece of writing.

• The main argument presented in a piece of writing.

• What a piece of writing is mainly about.

• The author's personal opinion on the topic.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

What is a plot?

• A character's emotional journey in a story.

• The sequence of events that make up a story.

• The setting where the story takes place.

• The main theme or message of the story.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is a moral?

• A practical lesson about right and wrong.

• A type of story that has no lesson.

• A rule that everyone must follow.

• An opinion about what is good or bad.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What is alliteration?

• The repetition of vowel sounds in a sentence.

• The repetition of consonant SOUNDS at the beginning of words.

• The use of similes and metaphors in poetry.

• The arrangement of words to create a rhythmic effect.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is a character?

• A person, animal, or figure represented in a story.

• A type of literary device used to convey themes.

• A setting in which a story takes place.

• A plot twist that changes the direction of the story.

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is a dialogue?

• A type of literary device used to convey a message.

• A conversation between two or more characters in a story.

• A narrative technique that provides background information.

• A form of poetry that expresses emotions.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is a simile?

• A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'as brave as a lion'.

• A type of metaphor that exaggerates for effect.

• A phrase that describes something in a literal sense.

• A comparison that uses 'than' to show superiority.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a metaphor?

• A figure of speech that describes one thing as if it were another, without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief'.

• A type of simile that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'.

• A rhetorical device that exaggerates for emphasis or effect.

• A form of personification that attributes human qualities to non-human entities.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a setting?

• The time and place in which a story takes place.

• A character's emotional state during the story.

• The main conflict that drives the plot.

• The author's purpose for writing the story.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3