OST 1
How someone feels personally about something, their own thoughts.
Fact or Opinion?
opinion
A statement that can be proven
Fact or Opinion?
Fact
"He was as quiet as a mouse" is an example of ___.
A simile?
to repeat or copy from a story or text (make sure you use "quotation marks" in your answer)
Quote
The narrator is telling the story about the characters, using words like "he, she, they, them"
3rd person POV
when you make a guess based on clues you know and information you learn is called an .....
infer or inference
information from the reading that helps the reader to identify the meaning of an unknown word is called using ....
Context Clues
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room." is an example of what type of figurative language? Giving non-human objects human characteristics.
Personification?
How many sentences do you need in at least your introduction and conclusion?
At least one!
Using words from the passage or text in your answer in your OWN WORDS is called....
paraphrasing
Story part: a problem between two characters in a story
conflict
Text Structure: Telling a story in the correct order is called...
Sequence/Steps/Chronological
What is the beginning paragraph of an essay called?
Introduction
The reason the author has for writing; to inform, persuade, express and entertain.
Author's Purpose
What should you do BEFORE you start reading the passages in the OST?
Read the questions and writing prompt to know what to look for in the reading!!
Text Structure: Tells what happened and why it happened
(This happened SO this happened)
cause and effect
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story) that is the focus of the story
a character/main character
Text Structure: To describe how things are alike or how they are different. (_______ and _________)
Compare and contrast?
something you write or type that is MORE THAN ONE paragraph
essay
Text Structure: tells about a problem (sometimes tells the cause, too) and then gives one or more solutions
Problem and solution
A picture with labels is called what in a nonfiction book?
Diagram.
a way to describe the character in a story; tells qualities about the character, describes them
Character traits
Theme is.....
The lesson or moral of a story
How many paragraphs MUST YOU WRITE on the OST?
At least THREE OR MORE!