Key Terms for Unit 1

A theme is...

• A universal message that can apply to real life.

• A main idea backed up with evidence.

• An event that is opposite of what the reader expects.

• The first sentence of a paragraph.

Irony means...

• A universal message.

• The viewpoint that a story is told from

• When the opposite thing happens than what you would expect.

• A feeling of excitement or anxiety.

An argument topic sentence is...

• Viewpoint which the story is told from

• When the audience knows something that one or more of the characters in a story do not.

• Information that clarifies what is happening in a moment.

• A claim that normally comes at the beginning of a paragraph

A characters perspective on a topic is called

When the audience knows something that one or more characters do not is called...

A central idea is...

• The opposite of what the reader expects.

• A characters perspective on a topic.

• The theme of a story.

• The point an author wants to make in a nonfiction text.

A feeling of excitement, anxiety, or uncertainty about an event.

Refers to an event that is the opposite from what a character or audience expects.