creating the story Flashcards
what is the topic of a story/article?
The topic in a story/article is a word or phrase that everything refers to.
what is the main idea?
The main idea is what the author wants to say about a topic.
What are the supporting details of a story/article?
The supporting details are details used to support the reasoning of the main idea.
How many types of supporting details are there?
six
What are the types of supporting details?
Descriptions, Vocabulary, proof, voices, explanation, and importance.
Description
The writer can use the five senses, comparisons, and metaphors to help paint a vivid picture for the reader.
Vocabulary
used to help with clarification.
Proof
Facts, statistics, and dates that are hard evidence for your main point.
Voices
Quotes, individual opinions, or different perspectives that can be considered as “soft proof”.
Explanation
restating the main idea in more simple terms.
Importance
Is answering the question so what after a fact or quote.
What is the theme?
The theme is the unifying or dominant idea in a work of fiction.
What are the two primary ways to build a theme?
motifs and symbols
What is a motif?
A recurring literary structure that helps develop your theme.
What is a symbol?
It is an image. character. or object that has a meaning beneath the immediate surface.
