Narrative Text . . .

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What does it say?Summary of chapter/how did the story

advance?

How does the text say it?Find examples of figurative language:

(metaphor/simile, descriptive language, symbolism)

What does it mean?

So . . . What does it mean to me?Make a connection (to a book/movie, your life,

current events)

This is your summary

• The gist/central idea• Specific evidence to support• Ideas in order of importance• Obvious/logical inferences• Most important ideas/events

This is the author’s craft & structure• What genre does the selection represent?• Whose voice did the author choose as the narrator?• What role does dialogue play?• What are the style, mood and tone?• What word choice, imagery and figures of speech

(simile, metaphor, alliteration, irony, repetition, personification) does the author use?

This is the claim; the author’s intent• What is the theme/central idea?• How is the theme/central idea supported with ideas &

details?• How does the author use language: dialect, variant

spellings, archaic words, formal/informal words to shape the tone and meaning of the piece?

• How does the author use point of view, style, mood, tone, text features, imagery, figures of speech (simile, metaphor, alliteration, irony, repetition, onomatopoeia, personification) and the lead, to achieve his/her purpose (author’s intent)?

This is where you make a connection to your life

Text Self:•What does this remind me of in my life?•How is this different from my life?•How does this relate to my life?•What were my feelings when I read this? Text Text:•How is the text similar to other things I’ve read/watched?•Have I read something like this before?Text World:•What does this remind me of in the real world?•How does this relate to the world around me?•How is this similar/different to things that have happened around me?

Consider: shifts in character, conflict, dialogue