Genre
Vocabulary
Element of Story Structure
Expository Text Structure
Poems
100
Stories created by ancient people to explain natural phenomena
What is myths?
100

teachers highlight a genre and explain its characteristics and read aloud books, model their thinking about text factors

what is Minilesson?
100

Sequence of events involving characters in conflict situations

What is Plot?
100
includes first, second, third, next, then, finally
What is Sequence?
100
poems that are written in a second language using key words chosen to elicit strong images and cultural memories
bilingual poems
200
Stories that include heroes and courageous deeds
What is Legends?
200
nonfiction books are organized in a certain way
What is expository text features?
200
Where the story takes place
What is Setting?
200
uses words like "if, then, as a result"
what is cause and effect?
200
"red is eye catching

noticing a shiny, red sports car speeding by"

color poem
300
Stories that are set in the past
Historical stories
300
usually broken up into 3 sub categories 
What is genres? 
300
Developed in four ways
What is Character?
300
used to explain how things are alike and different
What is compare and contrast?
300
celebrate everyday objects especially objects that aren't appreciated. usually unrhymed
odes
400

Stories that explore scientific possibilities

Example: Magic School Bus 

What is Science Fiction?
400
main character is trying to achieve a goal while other characters are preventing them to succeed 
what is Plot
400
Story told using the first person pronoun I
 What is First-Person Viewpoint?
400

"The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World" was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States and is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886. It was designated as a National Monument in 1924

What is Description?
400
contains 17 syllables, arranged in 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables
Haiku
500
Harry Potter Series
What is High Fantasy?
500
Mrs. Smith has read the story and then breaks the class into small groups for them to read the book and share their opinions 
What is Shared Reading
500
embodies general truths about human nature either explicit or implicit
Theme
500

Scientists turn to nature for ideas as space junk soars

What is problem and solution?
500
l- loyal

o-outperform

v- valuable

e- excited


acrostic
M
e
n
u