What is the central idea of the passage?

In 1969, Apollo 11’s successful landing on the moon was seen on TV all around the world. At last, men had walked on the moon for the first time ever! Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin became famous American heroes. This mission was a great achievement for the U.S. space program, and led to six more Apollo flights in the years to come. The mission's success also led to further deep space explorations by the United States and other countries around the world.

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 a theme?

What information should go in your summary?

What is a summary?

Which line contains an idea that would be most important to include in a summary of this passage?

Rosa Parks has been called the "mother of the civil rights movement." She is one of the most important people of the 20th century. In December of 1955, she refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white passenger. The bus driver had her arrested. She was sent to court. She was found guilty of breaking the law.

Her act sparked a boycott of the bus system by blacks. Blacks refused to use the buses for more than a year. The boycott introduced the country to a man named Martin Luther King, Jr. People all over the country came to know King. Soon, the U.S. Supreme Court made segregation on city buses against the law.

Over the next forty years, Rosa Parks helped make Americans aware of the history of the civil rights struggle. She earned many honors, including the Martin Luther King Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize. She is an example of courage and strength. She inspires all Americans to live free.

An "inference" is...

What is the formula for an inference?

Many breeds of dogs are used for work. In many cultures dogs are used to herd sheep. The dogs keep the flock from being attacked by animals such as wolves. They also keep sheep from wandering off. Sheepdogs are known for their loyalty and gentleness.

Based on your reading of the text, you can INFER that:

Macey's mom noticed that she was squinting as she read her book, which was only a few inches away from her face. She scheduled a doctor's appointment for the next week, and when the doctor said Macey needed glasses, she tried on every single pair in the office. After spending an hour looking at glasses, mom suggested that perhaps she should sleep on it and come back and decide in the morning. Macey agreed, but she kept talking about the pros and cons of each pair all night long.

What can you infer about Macey?

The pencil danced across the paper.

Life is like a box of chocolates.

It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets!

Tommy is a bull in a china shop.

Identify the type of figurative language being used in the sentence.

Fear lurks, watching me, waiting for the moment to pounce.

Identify the type of figurative language being used in the sentence.

Their thoughts were like golden birds.

My room is a disaster zone.

My friend has a heart of gold.

The girl stood out like a sore thumb in the group of boys.

What is the meaning of the following metaphor:

Kathy arrived at the grocery store with an army of children.

What is the meaning of the following metaphor:

Each blade of grass was a tiny sword pointed firmly at our bare feet.

What is the meaning of the following metaphor:

The detective listened to her story with a wooden face.

What is a category?

What category does this belong?

When would dialogue be used in a story?

Which of the following details contains a description of the story's setting?

Choose the best summary of this fairy tale's plot.

Which os the following best describes the conflict in this passage?

The snow melted off the pine trees and a puddle formed in the shadows of the trees. The sun began to shine, and the hibernating animals began to awaken from their sleep.

Which story element is being described in this passage?

Mary looked everywhere for her lost doll. It wasn't in her toy bin, it wasn't hiding in her doll house. Where could it be?

The resolution is

Lisa was the most kind and caring mother to her children. She loved her children more than anything, and she would do anything to keep them happy. Lisa was amazing!

Which story element is being described in this passage?

After the boy who cried wolf had lied about seeing a wolf several times, nobody would come when he called. One day, he really did see a wolf near the village. Now, even if he tells the truth, nobody ever believes him.

Which story element is being described in this passage?

What is the CONFLICT of a story?

When you're reading and you feel excited or nervous about what will happen, it means the author created _______.

The lesson or moral of the story is also known as the theme.

The character who is an opposing force in a significant way to the main character is known as...

These meanings are based on the positive or negative associations and feelings people have when they read a word or phrase.

These meanings of words included those for scientific terms or specialized topics.

Identify the word from this sentence that has a negative connotation: The nosy student tried to peek at his teacher's computer.

a word that has the same meaning (big: large)

a word that has opposite meaning (big: small)

a scientific word

to draw a conclusion using evidence, clues, and what you already know, an educated guess.

the reason a person writes a passage or text (explain, inform, entertain, persuade)

small version of a passage with most important or key details only

the opinion or way the speaker/author/character sees something.

(of words and phrases) used not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning. Like when you use a word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning.

When the writer uses this meaning to associate positive, negative, or neutral emotions with words. They are used to draw an emotional response from their reader.

Are used in specific areas of different fields. These words are used to describe the meanings of specific things.

Similes, metaphors, and hyperboles are all examples of using figurative language.

Which text structure tells what happened and why it happened?

Which text structure provides details or characteristics about a topic?

Which text structure provides a problem and describes how it can be or is solved?

Which text structure tells the order in which events occur or steps in a process?

Which text structure shows similarities and differences between two or more things?

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.

Mrs. Jonas was worried about Marco

because he often fell asleep in class. She

decided to call Marco's parents to discuss the

problem. During the phone call, Mrs. Jonas

suggested that an earlier bedtime might help

Marco to get more sleep at night so that he would

not need to sleep during class.