In your own words, describe how a character change can show theme?
When there is a character change, they usually learn a lesson and grow as a person. This helps show theme because the reader learns from the character.
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In which of the following can we identify a main idea? Advertisements, Informational texts, Newspapers, or All of the above?
All of the above.
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What are supporting details? Explain in your own words.
Supporting details are pieces pf evidence from the passage that support the theme. They back it up or prove what is being said.
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Describe how to compare and contrast two texts.
Comparing two texts is identifying the similarities between the two. Contrasting two texts is identifying the differences.
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What will you NOT find in a secondhand account? Description of experience, Details about the event or topic, Facts and statistics, or Information from multiple sources?
Description of experience.
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What does it mean to summarize a story? To tell about the characters, To describe the problem, To retell the important events of a story, or To describe the lesson a character learned.
To retell the important events of a story.
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A problem has a connection with a: Conflict, Solution, Cause and effect, or An event
Solution
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If an author wrote a text comparing a firefighter and a police officer, what is a similarity and difference between the two.
They are both first responders. They both help protect the community. The police work to maintain the law but the firefighter helps put out fires.
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What is an example of an author's claim about "College"?
Answers will vary. (EX: College is important/College is a stepping stone to success.)
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Which of these is NOT a way to use context clues? Look for synonyms, Look at word parts, Looks for rhyming words, or Look at the surrounding sentences.
Look for rhyming words.
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Which of the following is a keyword you may see in cause and effect text structures? After, Because, Unlike, or Similarly
Because
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What is an authors claim? The evidence that proves his/her point, The introduction in a text, The point that the author is making, or The main idea of a text.
The point that the author is making.
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What are root words? Describe using at least one example.
Root words are words that have a consistent meaning. They are derived from early languages and can have prefixes and suffixes.
