Genre
This type of book is real
Nonfiction
This type of text structure features a detailed description of something to give the reader a mental picture
Descriptive
Likes to invent things like the Trebuchet
Daniel
To throw an object with great force
Hurl
The message in The Trebuchet
Actions have Consequences
These types of stories are not real
Fiction
This structure presents the causal relationship between an specific event, idea, or concept and the events, ideas, or concept that follow.
Cause and Effect
Girl who was not afraid to try new things
Alexandra "Allie" Swift
to have in or be able to bring to one's mind an awareness of (someone or something that one has seen, known, or experienced in the past).
Remember
What was the theme of The Present?
It is easy to forget important things when you are focused on something else
Stories that could have actually occurred to people or animals in a believable setting
Realistic Fiction
This type of text examines the similarities and differences between two or more people, events, concepts, ideas, etc.
Compare/Contrast
Girl's whose birthday cake was ruined
Larah
A competition where members of a team take turns completing parts of racecourse or performing a certain action
Relay Race
What was the theme of Alexandra Swift, Track Star?
Be with who you are
A genre of fiction that follows a crime (like a murder or a disappearance) from the moment it is committed to the moment it is solved.
Mystery Fiction
This text structure gives readers a chronological of events or a list of steps in a procedure.
Order/Sequence
Girl who was a really good friend because she not only supported her friend, but also was brutally honest
Trish
(of a location) having an atmosphere of strangeness or secrecy
Mysterious
What was theme of The Secondhand Bookshop Mystery?
If you let your imagination run wild, even a harmless or everyday thing can scare you
These are books that attempt to explain or inform the reader about a certain topic: what something is, who someone is, what something means, how something works, why something is important
Expository
This type of structure sets up a problem or problems, explains the solution, and then discusses the effects of the solution.
Problem/Solution
Boy who never thought about consequences
Ty
(of a person) sad or displeased because someone or something has failed to fulfill one's hopes or expectations
Disappointed
What was the theme of Sneezes and Sniffles?
The best way to prevent a cold is to wash your hands, and not share things with someone who has a cold