Evaluate the tone of the following sentence: "The old house stood silent and abandoned, its windows like empty eyes watching the world pass by."

What can be inferred about the lighthouse from the statement: "In the darkest nights, the lighthouse remains a beacon, ensuring sailors find their way home"?

Interpret the characterization technique used in the following description: "John always had a smile on his face, even when things were tough, and he never hesitated to help others."

Identify the author's purpose in writing a persuasive essay about the benefits of recycling.

What evidence from the text shows that the main character is persistent in achieving their goals?

Analyze the central idea of a poem where nature is depicted as a nurturing force that feeds the soul.

Evaluate the tone of the following passage: "The bustling city streets were alive with the sounds of laughter and music, a symphony of life in motion."

What inference can you draw from the statement: "Even in the darkest times, she found a way to bring light to those around her"?

Interpret the characterization technique used in the following dialogue: "I can't believe you did that," she said, shaking her head with a smile. "You're always full of surprises."

Identify the author's purpose in writing a narrative about a young boy's journey to find his lost dog.

Which text evidence best supports the idea that the setting is a crucial element in the story?

What is the primary theme of a story where neighbors unite to restore their town after a flood?

Evaluate the tone of the following excerpt: "The letter was brief and to the point, leaving no room for misinterpretation."

What inference can you draw from the statement: "He always carried an umbrella, even on the sunniest days"?

Find the central idea

Being a clown isn't all fun and games. Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform. When cowboys dismount or are bucked off of bulls at riding competitions, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention. In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider. So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business

The tone in the quote is...

What can you infer about Manta Diablo from the following, "With these teeth he would snap my bones like sticks."

Blood cholesterol used to be thought of as a problem only for adults.

What can you infer about blood cholesterol?

Folklore, legends, myths and fairy tales have followed childhood through the ages, for every healthy youngster has a wholesome and instinctive love for stories fantastic, marvelous and manifestly unreal. The winged fairies of Grimm and Andersen have brought more happiness to childish hearts than all other human creations. Yet the old time fairy tale, having served for generations, may now be classed as "historical" in the children's library; for the time has come for a series of newer "wonder tales" in which the stereotyped genie, dwarf and fairy are eliminated, together with all the horrible and blood-curdling incidents devised by their authors to point a fearsome moral to each tale. Modern education includes morality; therefore the modern child seeks only entertainment in its wonder tales and gladly dispenses with all disagreeable incident. Having this thought in mind, the story of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was written solely to please children of today.

The reader can assume stories from the past...

What is the first step readers must take to draw an inference?

What is the second step readers must take to draw an inference?

What is the third step readers must take to draw an inference?

What can you infer about the setting based on the passage below?

Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer's wife. Their house was small, for the lumber to build it had to be carried by wagon many miles. There were four walls, a floor and a roof, which made one room; and this room contained a rusty looking cooking stove, a cupboard for the dishes, a table, three or four chairs, and the beds. Uncle Henry and Aunt Em had a big bed in one corner, and Dorothy a little bed in another corner. There was no garret at all, and no cellar—except a small hole, dug in the ground, called a cyclone cellar, where the family could go in case one of those great whirlwinds arose, mighty enough to crush any building in its path. It was reached by a trap-door in the middle of the floor, from which a ladder led down into the small, dark hole.

What is the theme of the following text?

“Stuff your eyes with wonder, he said, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.” (Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury)

What is the theme of the following text?

“Not far away from here lies a poor woman with a little newborn baby. Six children are huddled into one bed to keep from freezing, for they have no fire. There is nothing to eat over there, and the oldest boy came to tell me they were suffering hunger and cold. My girls, will you give them your breakfast as a Christmas present?” (Little Women by Louisa May Alcott)

What does the red wheelbarrow most likely represent?

a group of lines in a poem; similar to a paragraph in prose

Which kind of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

Brody is a bear when he gets hungry!

Analyze the use of figurative language in the following sentence: The flowers nodded their heads in agreement as the wind whispered through the garden.

Analyze the use of figurative language in the following sentence: The sun smiled down on the earth, warming everything it touched.

The following sentences gives the flame human qualities:

The candle flame danced in the dark.

So, what type of the figurative language being used?

The storm lasted for days and devastated several villages and towns.

The customer went ballistic when I reminded him of our no-refund policy.

After months of being unemployed and doing numerous interviews, Rebecca was becoming increasingly despondent.

When you are reading and come to an unknown word, what should you do first?

I was upset that the ebook file was truncated because I couldn't find out how the story ended.

Based on context clues in the passage above, truncated means

Read the passage below. What kind of context clue helps you understand the meaning of the word discontent? Just yesterday the sailors had been happy, but now a wave of discontent swept through the ship's crew.

What strategies can readers use to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words?

1.  There was a deep enmity between the two friends after they shared many happy memories.

Which type of signal word/phrase helps the reader understand the bolded word?