What is the central idea (main idea) in a text?

The main point of the article or story.

What an author believes based on evidence from a reading

How can a writer develop ideas in an essay?

Give evidence and explain how it relates to the main idea

What does it mean to compare and contrast ideas in a reading?

Tell how they are the same and different

When you are asked to look at a word in context, what does this mean?

Read other words in the sentence to determine the meaning, Analyze the word's meaning based on the story

If you are asked to come to a conclusion, what is being asked of you?

Use evidence from the text to come to a final answer

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What is the central idea (main idea) in a text?
The main point of the article or story.
The theme
A summary of the information/events in the article or story.
2
What is a conflict?
Problem in the story
An issue a character is having
All of these
Man vs. Man
3
What is a claim?
Evidence found in the text.
Commentary
Your opinion
What an author believes based on evidence from a reading
4
What types of conflicts can there be in a story?
All of the these
Man vs Man
Man vs Nature
Man vs Self
5
How can a writer develop ideas in an essay?
Just write a bunch of stuff to make it longer
Give evidence and explain how it relates to the main idea
Keep the essay short
Use a really big font
6
In language arts, what is meant by the word CONVENTIONS?
All of these
Punctuation, Capitalization
Spelling
The rules of grammar
7
If you need CREDIBLE evidence, what kind of evidence do you need?
All of the Above
Evidence that makes sense
Evidence that can be supported
Reliable Evidence
8
What are concrete details?
Evidence from the text
Quoting the author's words directly
All of these
Specific words taken directly from the text
9
What does it mean to compare and contrast ideas in a reading?
Tell how they are the same and different
Tell how they are different
Tell how they are the same
10
What does contradict mean?
The same
The opposite
11
What is capitalization?
The marks used around dialogue.
Wha?!
Upper case letters
The mark at the end of a sentence.
12
When you are asked to look at a word in context, what does this mean?
Both of these
Read other words in the sentence to determine the meaning
Analyze the word's meaning based on the story
13
What is a definition?
A comparison
A claim
The meaning of a word
14
What is a comparison?
Shows how ideas are different
Shows how ideas are alike
15
If you are asked to come to a conclusion, what is being asked of you?
Tell your ideas about the whole story (summarize)
Tell the ending
Use evidence from the text to come to a final answer
16
What kinds of evidence from a story tells about a character?
The character's thoughts and feelings
The character's actions
All of the above
The character's interactions with others
17
Another word for counterclaim is...
Opposite of the argument
Explanation
concrete detail
Evidence
18
When a question asks you to look at the language in a story, what should you do?
Look at specific words related to the question
Both of these
Analyze the words used in the story
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What is a counterargument?
The same belief
The opposing viewpoint
The main argument
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What does tension in a story mean?
Rising Action
All of these
A way to keep the reader emotionally interested in a story
Suspenseful events

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