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About Stories
01 You can describe the topic
of the section here
02 You can describe the topic
of the section here

Reading Metaphors
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of the section here
04 You can describe the topic
of the section here
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About the

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 Literature
activities
You can give a brief description of the
topic you want to talk about here. For

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example, if you want to talk about
Mercury, you can say that it’s the
smallest planet in the entire Solar
System

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Literary terms you need to know

Alliteration Allusion Biography

Mercury is the closest Venus is the second planet Mars is actually a very

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planet to the Sun from the Sun cold place

Conflict Climax Flashback

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Jupiter is the biggest Saturn is composed of Neptune is the farthest
planet of them all hydrogen and helium planet from the Sun
Common types of writing

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Novel Poetry
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun Venus has a beautiful name and is the

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and the smallest one of them all—it’s only second planet from the Sun. It’s hot and
a bit larger than the Moon has a poisonous atmosphere
Some parts of a story

Parts The meaning

Setting This is where the story takes place in time and location

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Character Protagonist, antagonist, hero/heroine are the people that move the plot

Point of view How the story is told by the narrator or author; either 1 st, 2nd, or 3rd person

Plot The events in the story from the beginning until the end

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Conflict A part of the story that often prevents characters from achieving their goals

Climax A very exciting section of the story where the main conflict is resolved
Literary techniques

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Allusion Hyperbole Symbolism
Mercury is the closest planet Venus has a beautiful name Despite being red, Mars is

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to the Sun and the smallest and is the second planet from actually a cold place. It’s full
one in the Solar System the Sun of iron oxide dust
Figurative language

Metaphor Personification
Venus is the second planet Jupiter is the biggest planet

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from the Sun in the Solar System

Simile Idiom
Despite being red, Mars is a Saturn is a gas giant and has

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cold place several rings
Point of view

First
Third person limited
person

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Venus is the second planet from the Sun Jupiter is the biggest planet in the Solar System

Third person Third person

omniscient objective

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Despite being red, Mars is a cold place Saturn is a gas giant and has several rings
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Analyzing

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stories

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 7 elements of a story

Theme Character Setting

Jupiter is a gas giant Saturn has rings Ceres is small

Plot Conflict POV Style

Mars is very cold Earth has life Venus is very hot Mercury is small
How to make the theme of a story?

What happens
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun Plot

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The events
Jupiter is the biggest planet of them all Story

Center of idea

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Saturn is composed of hydrogen and helium Theme
Types of characters

Round Flat Dynamic Static

Mercury is the closest Venus is the second Mars is actually a very Saturn is a gas giant
planet to the Sun planet from the Sun cold place and has several rings

Sympathetic Minor Protagonist Antagonist

Jupiter is the biggest Ceres is located in the Neptune is far away Earth is the third
planet of them all main asteroid belt from Earth planet from the Sun
How a conflict
drives a story?
Do you know what helps you make your point
clear?
Lists like this one:

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And the most important thing: the audience
won’t miss the point of your presentation
 Exercise: Read these 2 stories

Venus has a beautiful name and is the Jupiter is a gas giant and the biggest planet
second planet from the Sun. It’s terribly in the Solar System. It's the fourth-
hot, even hotter than Mercury, and its brightest object in the night sky. It was
atmosphere is extremely poisonous. It’s the named after the Roman god of the skies

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second-brightest natural object in the night and lightning. The Sun is the star at the
sky after the Moon. center of the Solar System.

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun.
and the smallest one in the Solar System. It's also the fourth-largest by diameter in
This planet's name has nothing to do with the Solar System.

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the liquid metal, since Mercury was named
after the Roman messenger god. Earth is the third planet from the Sun.
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100pts

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Big numbers catch your audience’s attention
Comparing stories
Name: Write here Date: Write here

Title Title

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How the stories are similar
Write your answer here Write your answer here

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Comprehension quilt
Title of the story: Write the title here

Who is the main character? Where did the story take place?

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How did the story make you feel? How much did you like the story?

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Write your answer here
Observation chart
List details for each sense in the correct column

Topic Write the topic here

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Sight Hearing Touch Taste Smell
Write your Write your Write your Write your Write your
observation here observation here observation here observation here observation here

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That reminds me of…
Title of the story: Write the title here

When I read this part I remembered…

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Write your answer here Write your answer here

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Tips: Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and the smallest one in the Solar System
Character traits & analysis
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and the

Static Write the character smallest one

name here
character

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Venus has a beautiful name and is the second planet

Dynamic Write the character from the Sun

character name here

Despite being red, Mars is actually a cold place. It’s

Round Write the character

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full of iron oxide dust

Character name here

Who are the static characters?

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You can speak a bit You can speak a bit You can speak a bit
about this person here about this person here about this person here

Character Character Character

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name here name here name here
Figurative language

Metaphor Hyperbole Simile Idiom Imagery

Write your Write your Write your Write your Write your

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answer here answer here answer here answer here answer here

Write your Write your Write your Write your Write your
answer here answer here answer here answer here answer here

Write your Write your Write your Write your Write your

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answer here answer here answer here answer here answer here
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Reading

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responses

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3-2-1 activities

Book title: Write here Date: Write here

Reading time: Write here Pages read: Write here

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3 Things that happened today Write your answer here

2 Words you found interesting Write your answer here

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1 Thing you’re wondering about Write your answer here
At first, I thought…

Book title: Write here Date: Write here

Time reading: Write here Pages read: Write here

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At first, I thought.. Now I think…
Write your answer here Write your answer here

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Setting clues (ABC)

Word clues
A H House Q

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B I Inside R Ranch

C Chicken J, K S, T Splendid

D Dirt, Dusty, Dignity L U Up

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E, F Egg M Moon V

G O, P Y, Z Yard
Context clues
1. Dignity: Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and the smallest one of them all
Definition Answer here
What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?

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Answer here

2. Splendid: Venus is the second planet from the Sun and has a beautiful name
Definition Answer here

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What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?

Answer here
Analyzing main ideas

No Main idea Supporting details My analysis

1 Write your answer here Write your answer here Write your answer here

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2 Write your answer here Write your answer here Write your answer here

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