Analyzing the Significance of a Sentence, Chapter, Scene, or Stanza Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: RL.6.5

Core Standard
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By this time, you have a good handle on how to identify the theme and setting of stories. You can also find major turning points that are game changers towards the plot of a story. Now we will just focus the microscope a bit deeper and investigate how a smaller piece contribute towards the full body of work. The best way to spot these significant portions of a work are to determine the beginning, middle, and end of the story. Once you have these identified, start sniffing around the transitions between those pieces. These worksheets will help students spot and scrutinize specific slices of a body of work and determine its level of consequence.

Text Significance Worksheets To Print:

Build a Book Puzzle – Theme, setting and plot all need to come together like a puzzle in order for a book to work.

Chapter Analysis: PLOT – How did this one come together and what went down?

Chapter Analysis: Setting – Tell us all about the environment this story takes place in or around.

Chapter Analysis: THEME – It is like asking yourself what the point of this work was.

Chapter Analysis: SETTING – This one will take more than just a few sentences.

Mercury and the Woodman – Determine the theme of the story. Then match the numbered sentences with whether they are contributing to the development of theme, setting or plot.

The Elephant's Child – How does the opening paragraph of the story develop the story's setting?

The Story of Alnaschar – Explain how the subsequent paragraphs build on the second paragraph to raise the stakes.

The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo – Find and explain the parallel construction in the first part of the story. How does it contribute to the development of the plot?

The Gift of the Magi – Read the story. Then explain whether each numbered paragraph contributes to the development of the setting, theme or plot of the story.

Breaking Down a Book – Theme, setting and plot all need to come together like a puzzle in order for a book to work. Fill out the organizer to analyze how the theme, setting and plot are developed in the book you just read.

Understanding Plot: Chapter By Chapter – Think about the book you have just read. How is the plot developed from chapter to chapter? Fill out the organizer.

The Lark and Her Young Ones – Identify the theme of the story. Then underline each sentence that directly contributes to the development of the theme.

The Camel and the Pig – Theme, setting and plot all need to come together like a puzzle in order for a story to work.

The Real Princess – Analyze how each of the following scenes contributes to the plot, theme and/or setting of the story.

How to Spot Key Sentences in a Chapter of Text


You might have noticed that the text or a book is usually divided into chapters. This is done to make the text more organized and easier to understand. The purpose of the chapter is to encapsulate all the relevant information regarding one specific topic so that the readers can know beforehand what they will be reading about. The text inside a chapter is usually very long. It contains tons of knowledge that is beneficial for the reader. However, to completely understand what the writer wants to say, it is important to spot and highlight the key sentences of the chapter. The key sentences help you in comprehending the topic of the chapter.


Here are some ways through which you can find the key sentences in a chapter of the text.


Look For Repetitions


When you are reading the chapter, look for repeating sentences. This is because any sort of repetition in the text means that it holds some significance. The repeating sentences are the key sentences and they can help you in understanding the main theme of the chapter. You can also highlight all the repeating sentences.


Sentences That Describe Specific Terms


Another way to spot the key sentences is to highlight the sentences that are describing some specific terms. These specific terms could be anything related to the topic. They hold significance as they are increasing the knowledge of the reader. These sentences are the key sentences that let you know more about the topic.


Sentences With the Main Idea


The sentences that hold the main idea of the chapter are usually found in the beginning. They can also be placed in the conclusion. You can look for key sentences in these two places.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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