Fiction
What is the main idea in a fiction text?
what is a lesson learned?
What is another word for the author's point of view?
What is the main idea?
This type of book tells a story that isn’t real and might include talking animals or magic.
What is fiction?
In the sentence "The baby sleeps peacefully in the crib," this word shows what the baby is doing.
What is "sleeps"?
This punctuation mark goes at the end of a question, like "What is your name?"
What is a question mark?
When the characters are talking, it is called...
What is a dialogue?
This is a list found at the beginning of a book that tells you what topics are covered and where to find them.
What is a table of contents?
If a book includes real dates, locations, and information about how events happened in history, it falls under this category.
What is nonfiction?
In "The birds are chirping in the trees," identify the action the birds are doing.
What is "chirping"?
You put this punctuation mark at the end of a sentence that shows excitement, like "Wow!"
What is an exclamation mark?
Name all of the thinking jobs for a fiction text.
Who are the characters and what do I know about them?
What is the problem?
What is the solution? How did the character solve the problem?
How did the character change?
What is the lesson learned?
Name all of the thinking jobs for a nonfiction text.
What is the big topic?
What is the author teaching about the topic?/ What am I learning about the topic?
What is the author's point of view?
This genre often uses dialogue between characters but may also include real-life events.
What is both (fiction and nonfiction, especially historical fiction)?
In the sentence "Dad quickly grabs the keys before leaving," this word shows what Dad is doing.
What is "grabs"?
When listing items, you use this punctuation mark to separate each item, like "I have apples, bananas, and oranges."
What is a comma?
How can you find the lesson learned in a fiction story?
paying attention to how the character changed OR paying attention to how the character solved the problem
In a nonfiction article about different animal habitats, the text might be organized by comparing and contrasting. What is this structure called?
What is compare and contrast structure?
A story about a made-up kid’s daily life at school, with no imaginary elements, belongs to this genre.
What is realistic fiction?
In "The children were playing in the park all afternoon," find the verb that tells what the children were doing.
What is "playing"?
This punctuation mark comes at the end of a telling sentence, like "The cat is sleeping."
What is a period?
What does problem evolving mean?
the problem is getting bigger over time
If an author writes a book to teach you how to tie your shoes, what is the author's purpose?
(Clue: Persuade, Inform, or Entertain)
What is to inform?
If you read a book about how to care for a pet and it includes both real instructions and stories of pretend animals, it these genres.
What are fiction and nonfiction?
In "My friend and I will visit the zoo next weekend," identify the verb that shows the action we will do.
What is "visit"?
You use this mark to show that something belongs to someone, like "Sarah's book."
What is an apostrophe?