RL.8.1 and RL.8.3

What does PROVOKE mean?

• To cause someone to do something.

• To ignore someone's feelings.

• To encourage someone to relax.

• To prevent someone from acting.

What is the AUTHOR'S PURPOSE?

• To inform, entertain, or persuade

• To summarize the main points

• To provide a detailed analysis

• To critique another author's work

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is a SUMMARY?

• A detailed analysis of a text.

• A brief statement that presents the main points of a text.

• An opinion about a text.

• A list of all the characters in a text.

TEXT EVIDENCE

• Words that are paraphrased from the text.

• Words straight from the text that help support your inference.

• Words that are completely unrelated to the text.

• Words that summarize the main idea of the text.

What does it mean to ANALYZE a text?

• To summarize the main ideas of a text.

• To examine the components of a text to understand its meaning and structure.

• To critique the author's writing style.

• To memorize the text for later recall.

What is an INFERENCE?

• A conclusion reached based on evidence and reasoning.

• A random guess without any basis.

• An assumption made without any evidence.

• A statement that is always true.

What is the strongest form of text evidence?

• A direct quote that is in quotation marks.

• A summary of the text's main ideas.

• An interpretation of the author's intent.

• A paraphrase of a key paragraph.

What is the SETTING of a story?

• The main character's journey throughout the story.

• The time and place in which the story occurs.

• The conflict that drives the plot forward.

• The moral lesson learned by the characters.

What is a THEME?

• A recurring motif in a story.

• The central idea or message conveyed in a literary work.

• A character's emotional journey.

• The setting of the story.

What is an INCIDENT?

• A minor event that has no impact.

• Something that happens that may contribute to a larger event.

• A planned occurrence with a specific outcome.

• An event that is always negative.