NOTES FOR MYSTERY UNIT

1. Main idea

The main idea is the most important thing the paragraph says about the topic. The topic is what a paragraph is all about.

Supporting details

• Supporting details are statements which support your topic. You support your main idea by explaining it, describing it, defining it, or otherwise giving information about it. You will usually need to actually look up or research this information!

Text Structure

How a writer organizes ideas in a text.

1st bullet point in text structure

Argument

2nd bullet point—INFORMATIONAL

There are several types of informational text that we will study this year including:

1. Comparison/Contrast2. Cause & Effect3. Problem/Solution4. Sequence5. Description

3rd bullet point—NARRATIVE (STORY)

For example, the words

Once upon a time

signal what type of text?

1st bullet point under Narrative—SUSPENCE

2ndt bullet point under narrative—HUMOR

3rd bullet point under narrative—DRAMATIC IRONY

Irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the character in the story.