A short explanation of the main ideas in a text

TONE

The time and place in which a story takes place

Who is telling the story

A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group.

All of the tools an author can use to develop and support a central idea, theme or argument in a text.

An author's reason or intent for writing

The emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader through a story.

The author's word choice

Consists of the author showing the audience what kind of person a character is through the character's thoughts, words, and deeds. This requires the audience to make inferences about why a character would say or do those things.

The writer makes direct statements about a character's personality and tells the reader or viewer what the character is like.

Text-to-self

Connecting to a text by relating it to something you've read before

Making a connection to a current event or something that has happened in the world

When an author uses descriptive language to help the reader visualize something. It appeals to the senses and "paints a picture" in the mind of a reader.

A struggle that happens in the mind of a character.

To go beyond what the text tells you directly. To break the text down and examine the parts to find a deeper meaning

The underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work. This message can be conveyed using characters, setting, dialogue, plot, or a combination of all of these elements.

Any communication between two characters—generally spoken out loud, though there are exceptions to this rule. It is denoted by quotation marks.

text (or quotes) that has been collected from the original source or document that supports a thesis or an argument.

The main argument of an essay. It defines the paper's goals, direction, and scope. It is supported by evidence.