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Realistic Fiction- A made up story that could really happen in
today’s world
Noticings
Author’s Purpose: to entertain
Characters: are like real people;
readers learn about characters
and their relationships through
author’s descriptions. Pay
attention to what characters
think, say, and do
Setting: based on a real place
Plot: a series of events that occur
as characters try to solve the
problem/conflict and reach a
resolution
Point of View: narrator or
speaker of story
3rd Person Limited- narrator is an
outside observer with knowledge of one
character’s thoughts
3rd Person Omniscient- narrator is an
outside observer with knowledge of all
characters’ thoughts
Theme: the story’s message to the
reader, often determined through
what characters in the story learn.
Book Examples
Plot Line
Title:_________________________
Climax-Turning Point
Resolution-Reasonable
Ending
Problem/Conflict
Problem/Conflict: Starts the Action; Problem the main character faces
Rising Action: Sequence of Events
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Climax: Turning Point of the Story
Falling Action: Event(s) that Lead to Resolution
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Resolution: Solves the character’s conflict; Reasonable Ending-the
character is going to be okay; Not always happy ending
Inferring about Character
Title:______________________________________________
Character:__________________
Conflict
Event
Character
Trait
Text
Evidence
Climax
Resolution
Summarizing Fiction
A summary is the retelling of the most important parts.
The most important parts in realistic fiction:
Conflict
Resolution
Most Important Event(s) that move the
Character from the Conflict to the Resolution
Summary:
Persuasive Text – a written argument that tries to convince the
reader to think a certain way or take action
Noticings
Author’s Purpose: to persuade
Author’s Viewpoint/Position: the
stance the author takes on an issue
because of personal feelings
Organizational Patterns/Text Structures:
 Comparison-the author compares
opposing viewpoints to show how their side
is better
 Causality-the author uses cause & effect
relationships to emphasize why we need to
do something or think a certain way
 Parallelism-the author repeats
words/phrases to emphasize ideas of equal
importance
Sources: used to support the author’s
argument
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Credible, professional people
Published studies
Facts & statistics
Books, journals, & articles
Call to Action: statement usually
found near the conclusion of a
persuasive text and will tell the reader
what the author wants them to do
Book Examples
Poetry – is a piece of writing in which words and their sounds are used to show images and
express feelings and ideas.
Noticings
Rhythm: the beat of how the words are read;
Book Examples
Rhythm:
may be fast or slow
Sound Effects:
 Repetition: occurs when poets repeat
words, phrases, or lines in a poem
 Internal Rhyme: occurs when poets use
rhyming words within the same line
 Rhyme Scheme the pattern of rhyme
that the poet uses
Sound Effects:
 Repetition
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Internal Rhyme
 Rhyme Scheme
 Alliteration
 Onomatopoeia
 Alliteration the repetition of the first
consonant sound in words, as in the nursery
rhyme “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled
peppers.”
 Onomatopoeia words that represent the
actual sound of something are words of
onomatopoeia. Thunder “booms,” rain
“drips,” and the clock “ticks.”Appeals to the
sense of sound.
 Imagery & Sensory Detail the use of
Imagery & Sensory Detail:
words to create pictures, or images, in your
mind. Appeals to the five senses: smell,
sight, hearing, taste and touch.
Figurative Language tools that writers use
to create images, or “paint pictures,” in your mind.
 Simile compares two things using the
words “like” or “as.”
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Metaphors compare two things without
using the words “like” or “as.”
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Personification gives human traits and
feelings to things that are not human – like
animals or objects.
Figurative Language:
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Simile
Metaphors
Personification
Informational Text – gives facts about real people, places, things,
or events.
Noticings
Author’s Purpose: to give
information; to persuade
Graphic Features: images that help
the reader understand information in
the text or show additional
information; may include:
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Photographs
Diagrams
Maps
Charts/Graphs
Timelines
Text Features: special text that helps
the reader understand what is
important; may include: headings,
captions, special type
Main Idea: what the text is mostly
about
Details: smaller ideas that support the
main idea and tell more about the
topic
Facts: pieces of information that are
true and can be proved
Verifying Facts: trusted, reliable
sources that have been published or
have professional credentials
Book Examples
Main Idea
Who or What is this selection or paragraph(s)
about? _________________________________
Who or What is this selection or paragraph(s)
about? ________________________________
What is Important About (Supporting Details):
What is Important About (Supporting Details):
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Main Idea Statement:
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Who or What is this selection or paragraph(s)
about? _________________________________
Who or What is this selection or paragraph(s)
about? _________________________________
What is Important About (Supporting Details):
What is Important About (Supporting Details):
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Main Idea Statement:
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Student Name: ________________________
Date:_____________
Features of Informational/Expository Text
Text Features
Examples
(Title and Page #)
Information the Feature
Provides
Examples (Source)
Purpose
Subtitles/Headings
Special Text
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Bold
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Italics
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Highlighted
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Underlined
Caption
Table of Contents
Glossary
Index
Graphics
Photographs/Illustrations
Diagrams
Charts
Maps
Graphs/Charts
Timelines
Summary for Informational Texts
Title:
Who/What is the most important subject in this passage/article?
What is important about that subject?
When does/did this take place?
Where does this take place?
Why is the subject important?
How does/did this occur?
Write a 3 - 5 sentence summary.
Resumen expositivo
Título:
Using the Reporter’s Formula to Summarize Informational Texts
Who/What
What
is most important?
is m ost im p ort ant
a b out th e m?
Where
Did this occur?
Our Summary:
When
Did this o c c ur?
Why
Is the su bje c t
imp ort a nt?
How
Did this occur?
Inferring in Informational Texts
Text Evidence/Important Ideas
Inference
What Makes an Effective Summary?
Fiction Texts
Informational Texts
“Share Your Thinking” Strategy
1. Assign Table Groups a Question.
2. Work together to find the Text Evidence and Select
the Correct Answer
3. Be Able to Defend Your Answer Choice
4. Use Document Camera to Share Thinking with Class
Start with the title and determine the genre. Read Passage with Genre
Noticings in mind.
Take notice of important information. Track your Thinking.
Analyze what the question is asking you! What is the Test Maker wanting you
to do?
Answer using Text Evidence. Go back and find evidence to support your
thinking.
Recheck. Check to Make Sure You Answered All the Questions and Bubbled
Correctly!
What Makes an Effective Summary?
Fiction Texts
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Character
Conflict
Resolution
Informational Texts
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MOST Important Information
Not too many distracting details
Paraphrased, told in your own
words
Title is a good clue