What is the central idea of the passage?

The law was not exactly fair in the Middle Ages in Europe. Back then, you could blame someone in your town for committing a crime. The “criminal” could then challenge you to a fight to prove his guilt or innocence. If you lost the fight, you were charged as a liar and the criminal was believed to be innocent. If you won, the criminal was believed to be guilty.

What is the central idea of the passage?

In 1981, a new television channel was introduced to showcase musicians performing their songs in music videos. This channel was called MTV, or Music Television. Since the channel first went on the air, viewership has increased, and the channel has expanded to countries all over the world. Today, MTV not only shows music videos, but a variety of other television programming as well.

What is the central idea of the passage?

Jackie Robinson did something nobody had ever done before. He was not only a three-sport athlete at UCLA. He was the first African-American to play on a Major league baseball team, the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson had to deal with racism all over the country. He was treated very poorly by the by other players and fans in the stadiums he visited. But, whenever things got difficult, his courage and determination kept him going. Today his number 42 is retired on every team in major league baseball, and he is in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Travis began the school year the same as always. He never studied or completed his homework. Each report card showed the same poor grades. Although his parents encouraged him, by the end of the year, he was still doing poorly.

What type of character is he?

Even though she loved to dance, Shannon was nervous about joining the dance team. She tried out and made it, but never said a word to anyone. At each dance practice, Shannon got a little more comfortable with her team. By the end of the season, not only did she make friends, but she even taught the team a few dance moves.

What type of character is she?

In the book (and movie) Harry Potter, the main character starts off as a powerless young boy to a powerful wizard. Is he a static character?

Which passage has a more cautionary mood?

Which passage has an unhappy mood?

What is point of view?

True or False: A character can also be a narrator

Which type of point of view is when a character from the story writes from his or her viewpoint?

Which type of point of view is when a narrator who is not a part of the story tells the story?

What point of view is this written?: "The day grew dark, but Michael kept searching for his lost keys. If he could only find them, he would not get in trouble. This was the second time this month he had lost his keys."

What point of view is this written?: "Suddenly a mouse timidly poked its head out of the bathroom door. I jumped up on the couch and squealed in surprise. My sister screamed in fear at my response to the mouse."

What kind of language and/or tone should you use in argumentative writing?

Your opinion, thesis or argument is called :

What is an example of a formal claim?

What does it mean to cite text evidence?

Which of these options is an example of a direct quote citation?

How do we know a claim is strong?

Realistic fiction has characters and plots that could actually happen in everyday life.

Realistic fiction is written in 2nd person point of view.

Realistic fiction is written in 1st or 3rd person point of view.

In realistic fiction, the story takes place in what could be a real setting.

In realistic fiction, at least one character has a conflict or problem.

What is 1st person point of view?

What is 3rd person point of view?

Realistic Fiction is the same as Nonfiction? True or False

Which problem are you most likely to find as the plot for a realistic fiction story?

Which character could not be in a realistic fiction book?

What does realistic mean?

Which is the most likely setting for a realistic fiction story?

Writers use _____________ -they they saw, heard, touched, smelled, and tasted.

I was busy doing my homework _________ my brothers were busy playing video games. (Which word means: "at the same time"?)

Which of the following is NOT a sequence word?

To sequence means to ____________.

What are some clue words for sequencing?

A modifier is called "misplaced" when:

We are lucky to have access to clean safe water.

Yipping loudly, the happy carefree poodle played in the backyard.

Ella hung up the lime green curtains in her room.

In the drawer, the girl found a delicate diamond necklace.

Did you know that not all deserts are

hot? Both hot and cold deserts are very

dry, but unlike hot deserts, cold deserts have long

winters when the temperatures can reach below

freezing. Cold deserts also get a great deal of

snow, which is certainly not true for hot deserts.

No one knows exactly what causes tornados, but some scientists believe that when warm air meets cold air, a tornado may form. The reason for this is that the warm air is lighter than the cold air, so it rises up fast and meets different winds moving different directions. Under the right conditions, this can cause a tornado. Though there is still much mystery surrounding tornados, many people believe that when warm moist air meets cool dry air, tornados can result.

The dodo bird used to roam in large flocks across America. Interestingly, the dodo wasn’t startled by gun shot. Because of this, frontiersmen would kill entire flocks in one sitting. Unable to sustain these attacks, the dodo was hunted to extinction.

This morning was crazy. My alarm clock was set for PM instead of AM, so I woke up really late. I just threw on some clothes and ran out the door. I rode my bike as fast as I could and thought that I was going to be late for sure, but when I got there everyone was outside and there were firetrucks all lined up in front of school. I guess somebody pulled the fire alarm before class started. It worked out though, because nobody really noticed or minded that I was tardy.

Apples and oranges are both fruits, which means that they have seeds inside of them. Each has a skin, but orange skins are thick and easy to peel. Apple skins are thinner and do not peel easily. Oranges also contain more acid than apples, but both fruits are delicious.

Scenario:

"Ms. Aden really wanted to go to a concert, but the only problem was that her car was in the shop. Ms. Aden lived 10 minutes from the metro. Because of this, she was able to go to the concert!"

What text structure is being used in this scenario?

How is the text structured?

A hurricane is a large storm with heavy winds and rain that begins in the ocean and builds up strength as it moves across the water. While some of the damage caused by hurricanes is from high winds, most of it is usually from tidal surge, flooding entire cities, and killing large numbers of people. A tornado is a storm that develops on land, with no warning, and moves in a circular motion with heavy winds with a funnel shape, picking up and carrying dirt, dust and even objects. The damage caused by tornadoes is from the high velocity winds, which are extremely destructive and deadly. They can demolish entire neighborhoods in a matter of a few seconds to a few minutes. Tornadoes can form when hurricanes make landfall, as their winds at ground level slow down, while the winds near the top keep their momentum, but a hurricane cannot be created by a tornado.

How is the text structured?

Hurricane Katrina began as Tropical Depression Twelve over the southeastern Bahamas on August 23, 2005. The depression later strengthened into a tropical storm on the morning of August 24, where the storm was also named Katrina. Katrina continued to move into Florida and became a Category 1 hurricane only two hours before it made landfall around Hallandale Beach on the morning of August 25. The storm weakened over land, but became a hurricane again while entering the Gulf of Mexico.

How is the text structured?

Fire needs three things to burn: oxygen, fuel, and heat. Fuels can be wood, tinder, coal, or any other substance that will easily oxidize. Therefore, a fire can be stopped in three different ways, by removing any of the three things it needs to burn.

*The fuels can be removed. If a fire burns through all of its fuel and extra nearby fuel is removed, the fire will stop burning.

*The oxygen can be removed. This is called "smothering" a fire. Fires cannot burn in a vacuum or if they are covered in carbon dioxide.

*The heat can be removed. The most common way to remove heat is to use water to absorb that heat, putting the fire out.

What type of text structure?

Avalanches - Avalanches (when a lot of snow falls from a mountain) may bury people under them. If the people are not found rapidly enough by rescue teams they will die of suffocation (not getting enough air) or of hypothermia (freezing cold). The chance of surviving an avalanche is as follows: 92% if found within 15 minutes 30% if found within 35 minutes (victims die of suffocation) nearly zero after two hours (victims die of injuries and hypothermia)

helps you figure out the pronunciation of a word, key words are defined, generally found in the back of the book.

How does a caption help a reader understand an informational text?

Why is the index easier to use when looking for a specific topic?

Why would a reader use a glossary when reading an informational text?

Visual representation of facts and details

Help the reader better understand the order of events and how one event may have led to another, show important events in chronological order

Help the reader understand information that may or may not be in the text, describes an illustration

How does a caption help a reader understand an informational text?

present information in a visual way, allow readers to have a visual of the topic

help the reader to locate information in the text, printed in large or bold print to make them stand out.

Lists the major parts of the book along with their page numbers, helps readers to locate information in a book or magazine and see how everything is organized, located in the front of the book.

This is considered a

What is this an example of?

Which of these is an example of a timeline?

The text feature on the far right of the page is called a

The Battle of Gettysburg is an example of what text feature?

When taking notes over a topic with several main points or details, this is one of the easiest ways to organize:

Using different fonts, styles, size, or color:

The lion (Panthera leo) is a species in the family Felidae. Which text feature is utilized?