Literal vs. Nonliteral
Language
Language
Determine if the following statement is literal or non-literal.
The girl was as skinny as a twig!
Non-literal
The best color is blue.
Fact or opinion?
Opinion
True or false: A story with talking animals is fiction.
True
An historical texts tells you about people and events from the past.
Author
My sister was playing with toy cars. She drove them over the carpet, the kitchen table and the coffee table. She even drove them over the walls!
Is this literal or nonliteral?
Literal
George Washington was born in February.
Fact or Opinion?
Fact
True or False: Folktales, Fables and Myths usually have a moral that teaches you a lesson.
True
What does a technical text tell you?
A technical text tells you how to do or make something
What is the name of the person who draws the pictures in a story, book or text?
Illustrator
During P.E the students were bouncing off the walls!
Is this literal or nonliteral?
Students have a harder time in school than the teachers.
Fact or Opinion?
Opinion
True or false: A folktale is a made up story passed down orally from generations.
True
Nonfiction describes texts that give real information
Name one element of a story
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True or False: Literal Language is words or phrases that do not mean what they say and are always found in fictional texts.
False
False
True or False: You know a story is a fable if it has magic, Greek gods or explains how things came into being.
False
What information does a scientific text give you?
A scientific text gives you information about a scientific topic.
Name a text feature
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Are idioms an example of literal phrases or nonliteral phrases?
Nonliteral phrases
FIND THE TRIGGER WORDs: While there are many types of fish, all bass fish are the bluest ones in the ocean.
a. many, types b. all, bluest
b. all, bass d. fish, ocean
b. all, bluest
A moral
A main idea is what the story is mostly about
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