Figurative Language
1 example of text structure
sequence;
description;
chronology;
compare/contrast,
problem/solution;
cause/effect;
1 example of punctuation
Periods;commas;semicolons;dashes;hyphens
This is the term for the people in the story?
Characters
What is a fact?
Something that does not change; something known to be true.
A story that is not real, the story is made up.
What is fiction?
Opinion or fact?
The beach is way more fun than the pool.
An Opinion
What is a central message?
The big idea of a story
What is a contraction
?Two words put together using an apostrophe to shorten the word.
What is a setting?
Where a story takes place.
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The person who writes a book.
An author
My mom was _____ about my grade, but I told her I would do better?
a) happy
b) happier
c) unhappy
c) unhappy
What is a synonym?
A word that has the same meaning as another word.
What is a verb?
Part of speech describes the action.
What is an antonym?
A word that means the opposite of another word.
The one who drew the pictures of a story.
What is an illustrator.
Which author's purpose: The author tries to convince the reader to do/try something?
Persuade
Does this sentence need an adjective or a noun?
Claire's _______ dog loves to go to the park.
What is an adjective?
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing.
This type of authors purpose is used to make the reader laugh, cry, smile or have any other emotion
Entertain
What is dialogue?
When characters in a story are talking.
Which of the following is a verb? dog, kitten, ran, purple
ran
2 examples of a Suffix.
-ing
-ed
-ful
Tim _________ the dog to the beach.(walk)
walks
What is an adjective?
A word used to describe a noun
This type of authors purpose is used to provide information about a certain topic or thing
inform
What is a theme?
The lesson or moral found in a story.
What does Retold by (Authors name) mean?
to tell (a story, tale, etc.) over again or in a new way.
To find the differences and similarities between the two stories.
comparing and contrasting
How many syllables in the word beautiful?
What is three?