What's My Genre
A text that is not true or real
Fiction
The main problem in a fiction story
Conflict
Taken with a camera, helps the reader see what the text is about
Photograph
The reason why the author writes
Authors Purpose
When the author wants to tell a fun story
To Entertain
A text that is written to tell a story in a fun way. Usually appeals to the senses and written using lines and stanzas.
Poetry
What the text or section of the text is mainly about
Main Idea or Central Idea
An image that shows the parts of something
Diagram
A word that means the same as another word
Ex. large and humongous
Synonym
When the author wants to tell the reader facts
A text written to tell about a person's life
Biography
Words that have the same ending sound
Ex. cat, bat, hat, rat
Rhyming words
Helps give information about a photograph or illustration
Caption
A story told from a character in the story's point of view, uses pronouns like I, me, and we
1st person
When the author wants to convince the reader to do something
To persuade
A text that tells facts and is written to give the reader information
A comparison between to unlike things
Ex. He was as skinny as a pencil
Simile
Smaller heading that gives the reader an idea of what they are getting ready to read about
Subtitle or Subheading
The lesson the author wants you to learn, the moral
Theme
When the author wants to explain to the reader HOW to do something
To explain
A text that is not real but could happen in real life
Realistic Fiction
The details that support the central idea
Supporting Details
Gives the reader extra information, usually found off to the side or on the bottom of the page away from the main text
Text Box
The beat of a poem
Rhythm
The reason why the author writes
Author's purpose