TSI Reading Literary analysis
Discuss how setting and time frame are relevant to a text's meaning? -
☑️They help the reader place the story in a time and a space.
Author uses setting and time frame to anchor text, create a mood, and enhance the meaning.
Pronoun -
☑️A word that replaces a noun such as I, He, She, You, It, We, or they.
antecedent agreement -
☑️pronoun must agree with antecedent in number (singular/plural)/gender
(masculine/feminine)/person (first/second/third)
Explain why proof reading is an important part of the writing process. -
☑️proof reading is an important part of the writing process because it allows the writer to
ensure that the text is exactly how they want it to be.
Why does an author use comic relief? -
☑️comic relief is used by an author to break up a dramatic or tragic scene. Often authors
will use comedy to parallel what is happening in the tragic scenes.
Can a story have more than one theme? -
☑️Yes.
Where can a reader figure out what the theme of the story is? -
☑️Reader needs to figure out the theme based on the events in the story. Sometimes it is
stated directly in the text, however this is not usually the case.
Explain how to determine the theme of the passage? -
☑️the reader must figure it out from the topic, information, or plot of a passage.
What is a Theme? -
☑️the main idea that everything revolves around,
the message or broad idea of the passage.
What is a main idea? -
☑️Main subject essay is based on. Main point everything revolves around (thesis)
What is a supporting detail? -
☑️reasons, examples, steps, or other kinds of factual evidence that explain a main idea.
What is the purpose of The following: newspaper articles, short stories, and advertisements. -
☑️to inform, entertain, describe, and persuade.
When will the main idea appear in the story? -
☑️A main idea will usually appear in the first one or two paragraphs of a story.
Topic Sentence -
1
Discuss how setting and time frame are relevant to a text's meaning? -
☑️They help the reader place the story in a time and a space.
Author uses setting and time frame to anchor text, create a mood, and enhance the meaning.
Pronoun -
☑️A word that replaces a noun such as I, He, She, You, It, We, or they.
antecedent agreement -
☑️pronoun must agree with antecedent in number (singular/plural)/gender
(masculine/feminine)/person (first/second/third)
Explain why proof reading is an important part of the writing process. -
☑️proof reading is an important part of the writing process because it allows the writer to
ensure that the text is exactly how they want it to be.
Why does an author use comic relief? -
☑️comic relief is used by an author to break up a dramatic or tragic scene. Often authors
will use comedy to parallel what is happening in the tragic scenes.
Can a story have more than one theme? -
☑️Yes.
Where can a reader figure out what the theme of the story is? -
☑️Reader needs to figure out the theme based on the events in the story. Sometimes it is
stated directly in the text, however this is not usually the case.
Explain how to determine the theme of the passage? -
☑️the reader must figure it out from the topic, information, or plot of a passage.
What is a Theme? -
☑️the main idea that everything revolves around,
the message or broad idea of the passage.
What is a main idea? -
☑️Main subject essay is based on. Main point everything revolves around (thesis)
What is a supporting detail? -
☑️reasons, examples, steps, or other kinds of factual evidence that explain a main idea.
What is the purpose of The following: newspaper articles, short stories, and advertisements. -
☑️to inform, entertain, describe, and persuade.
When will the main idea appear in the story? -
☑️A main idea will usually appear in the first one or two paragraphs of a story.
Topic Sentence -
1
