1. Front Back CCR PreTest 3. What does the text mean?
Name:
Hour:
Date:
3. What does the text mean?
1. What does the text say?
2. How does the text say it?
4. What does it mean to me?

2. Narrative Text . . . 2 1 3 4 The gist/central idea
What does it say?
How does the text say it? 2 1
Summary of chapter/how did the story advance?
Find examples of figurative language:
(metaphor/simile, descriptive language, symbolism)
Remember:
Who
What
When
Where
Why
This is your summary
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 , figures of speech (simile, metaphor, alliteration, irony, repetition, personification) does the author use?
The gist/central idea
Specific evidence to support
Ideas in order of importance
Obvious/logical inferences
Most important ideas/events
Explain WHY the author made these choices.
What does it mean?
Use evidence to support your answer.
So What does it mean to me? 3 4
Consider: shifts in character, conflict, dialogue
Make a connection (to a book/movie, your life, current events)
This is the claim; the author’s intent
This is where you make ONE connection
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?
Use the THEME for the deepest connection
What is the theme/central idea?
How is the theme/central idea supported with ideas & details?
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?
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