Story Elements
Parts of Speech
Organizational Structures
Figurative Language (and more)
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What is a Character?

A person or animal in a story

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What is a noun?

A person, place, thing, or idea

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What is it called when you look at similarities and differences in a text?

Compare and Contrast

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What is a synonym?

A word/phrase that means the same thing as another word/phrase
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What does it mean to compare something?

To find similarities between two or more things

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What is a setting?

Where a story takes place

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What is a verb?

A verb is a word/group of words that describes an action or experience

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What type of text recounts or describes something?
Description
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What is an antonym?

Two things that mean the opposite

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What does it mean to contrast something?

To find differences in two or more things

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What is conflict in a story?

The issue that is occurring during the story

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What is a pronoun?

Pronouns take the place of nouns

Examples: he, him, his

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What is it called when a story takes place in a timed order or gives steps?

A. Chronological

B. Sequence

C. Historical

A. Chronological

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What is a simile?

A comparison using like or as 

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What is an adverb?

An adverb describes a verb

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What is plot?

The plot is something that is happening in the story, what is taking place.

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What is an adjective?

An adjective describes a noun or pronoun
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What is Cause and Effect?

An event takes place in the story, which then causes something else to happen (like a domino effect)

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What is a metaphor?

A comparison not using like or as

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What is the difference between fact and opinion?

A fact is something that has been proven and has evidence. An opinion is how someone feels, that may not be proven by evidence.

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What is point of view in a story?

Point of view is who tells the story, the reader sees the perspective from these people/person's eyes

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What is a conjunction?

A conjunction joins words or groups of words in a sentence

Examples: and, but, because

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In a story, the characters are trying to figure out an answer for an issue/problem that they have. This is called what?

Problem and Solution

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What is a hyperbole?

An exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally
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How do visuals (pictures) enhance a text?

Answers will vary. Visuals help the reader better understand the emotions that characters are feeling, better understand the setting, and help readers connect to a text.

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