ELA - Narrative Story Test - Us, In Progress

first person point of view

the narrator is a character in the story using "I" and "we";

third person point of view

the narrator is outside the story and uses "he", "she", "they";

identifying point of view

looking for pronouns like "I", "we" for first person and "he", "she", "they" for third person;

text about characters' feelings

using textual evidence to identify emotions of characters;

characters' feelings from tone

identifying mood from specific words that set tone;

present tense

action happens in current time using verbs like "is" and "go";

past tense

action happened already using verbs like "was" and "went";

identifying tense

looking for present tense verbs like "is" and "go" or past tense verbs like "was" and "went";

dialogue for description

using character conversations to identify adjectives and descriptions;

setting from text

using details in passage to identify time, place, and circumstances;

inferring from text

using clues in text to make logical guesses about characters, events or setting;

text evidence for inference

finding words, phrases or details from passage to support inferences;

effects on other characters

determining how one character's situation impacts others based on text;

multiple details for theme

finding several details or elements that reveal the underlying message;

identifying theme

pinpointing the (1) overall meaning, (2) central idea or (3) message through: (a) key details, (b) repetition, etc;

context clues

using surrounding words, phrases, sentences to define unknown words;

story structure

the arrangement of plot, characters, setting, etc in a passage;

structure evidence

pointing to indentation, punctuation, formatting to identify story structure;

sentence length and tone

short sentences imply action or tension, long sentences imply description.

Theme U

Underlying meaning

Theme L

Lesson of a story

Theme M

Main idea

Literal Setting

“It was New York in the 1920s and…”

Inferred Setting

“We knew that the radio was out only good way to get news in those days in our small town…”