a line
What are the 4 main plot elements of a fiction story?
characters, setting, conflict, resolution
The author's purpose for writing a non fiction text is usually to ________.
inform the reader
The lines the characters say aloud
Dialogue
Name at least one type of figurative language.
simile, metaphor, hyperbole
What do you call a poem paragraph?
a stanza
A lesson that can be learned from a fictional story.
theme
Non fiction texts have ________ information.
true or factual
The person who wrote the play
Playwright
What type of writing requires you to state your claim?
argumentative, or persuasive
What do you call the author of a poem?
Point of view that uses words such as I, me, we, and my.
first person
A true, short story that is sometimes told to make a point.
anecdote
A part in the play. They tell details the characters don't know or details about the setting.
Narrator
Name the parts of an ECR essay.
Restate, Answer, Cite evidence, Explain, Cite evidence, Explain, Sum it up
The narrator of the poem can be called the ________.
speaker
What is the most exciting or dramatic part of a story?
the climax
Name at least 2 informational text features.
index, table of contents, caption, photograph, table, chart, heading, bold words, italics, glossary
Words in italics or [brackets] that tell us what the character is doing or how they are acting.
Stage Directions
What section of the STAAR test asks you to correct punctuation, spelling, and sentence structure?
Editing
When words are written to appeal to the readers senses (sound, smell, taste, touch, sight)
Imagery
Name at least 2 types of fiction stories.
fable, fairytale, folktale, historical fiction, legend, myth
Name one organizational pattern of nonfiction texts.
compare and contrast, chronological, problem and solution, sequential order, descriptive
A list of characters, or parts, that will be acted out in a play.
Cast of Characters
What section of the STAAR test asks you to correct how sentences and paragraphs are written to make them sound better?
Revising