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Characters and Major Events
DEFINITION: Character-a person in a novel, play, or movie. Major Events- The important events in a story that cause the greatest impact HOW TO: “The Boy” in the story “The boy who cried wolf” is a character. “The boy told a lie by saying that there was a wolf when there was not” was a major event because it caused people to not believe him when the real wolf came and ate the sheep. Everyday Use: Characters and major events are used daily in stories and movies we watch.
Compare And Contrast
COMPARE AND CONTRAST Definition To compare two or more things is to find out what those things have in common; similarities. To contrast two or more things is just the opposite, it is to find out how those things are different. For example, cookies and apples are both delicious snacks, that is where they are similar. On the contrary, cookies are junk food while an apple is a fruit.
Main Idea
Definition: A main idea is important information that tells more about the overall idea of a paragraph or section of a text. Everyday Use: If your doing anything that involves finding information that tells about an overall idea, then you are using main idea. For example, when you are trying to give a book, song or poem a title you are looking for information that perfectly describes the overall theme. This is called using Main Idea.