RLA Reading Fiction Review

The sequence of events in a story

• Theme
•  Main Character
• Exposition
• Plot

A problem or struggle involving two or more opposing forces

• Setting 
• Climax
• Conflict
• Minor Character

The meaning, moral or message about life the writer conveys to the reader.  It can be revealed by the title; important phrases and statements about ideas like courage and freedom; and the ways the characters change and the lessons they learn about life.

• Fiction
• Exposition
• Theme
• Character Motives

What does "objective" mean?

• No opinions or reactions, just the facts.

• Giving your personal reflections on the topic.

• No statistics used to support the idea.

• Having plenty of evidence to support your opinion.

Which one of the following is NOT a part of a summary?

• using your own words
• summary being shorter than the text
• quotes words from the text
• including main ideas only

Does the meaning of the text change when you write an objective summary?

• No, it's shorter but has the same meaning.
• Yes, of course the meaning changes because someone else is writing it.
• It depends on the material and who originally wrote it. 

What things should not be included in an objective summary?

• Supporting ideas and opinions

• The word "I," your opinion, cited text evidence

• Facts and Statistics

• The author's name and title of the article

A good objective summary....

• Is a summary sentence of the text that covers the key details.
• Identifies the topic, has all the key words, and is a complete sentence.
• Focuses on the central idea of the text and only the details that support it. 
• Uses direct quotes from the text in order to let the audience know what it was about. 

When making an inference, the most important thing is...

• What you know about the topic
• The topic of the text
• The characters in the text
• Being able to prove your inference using evidence from the text.

An inference is...

• Text evidence + what you know

• Retelling a text

• Making a guess without evidence

• Information written directly into the text.