This is the literary term we use for talking about what happens in a story. The events in the story.
What is plot
100
This is the branch of government that is responsible for making all of the laws for our country
What is the legislative branch
100
The three purposes of writing
What are to entertain, to inform, to persuade
100
Chose the correct relative pronoun in this sentence. "With (who/whom) do you usually eat lunch?"
What is whom
100
This means that you take the information you are given in the text and combine it with your own background knowledge to figure out what the author is telling us. Read between the lines.
What is to infer
200
This is the literary term we use for talking about where and when the story takes place.
What is setting
200
This is a person who takes a risk and starts their own business
What is an entrepreneur
200
This is the type of writing you do when you are writing a story. We studied this type of writing before winter break, and we all wrote stories
What is narrative writing
200
This is the kind of punctuation mark you use when you write dialog.
What are quotation marks
200
This is what you can use to help you when you come across an unfamiliar word. You can read the sentence to figure out the meaning
What are context clues
300
This is the literary term we use when talking about the people or animals in the story. We describe them by using traits.
What is character
300
This occurred when thousands of Cherokee people were forced to leave their homes and move to the Indian Territory. Over 4,000 people lost their lives during the journey.
What is the trail of tears
300
This is what we do with our writing when we have finished out final draft. In 4th grade, this means we usually display it. For professional writers, this usually means to turn it into a book.
What is publish
300
This is the punctuation mark you would put at the end of an interrogative sentence.
What is a question mark
300
This is a resource that you can use to find the definition of a word. It is is usually in the back of a textbook or nonfiction book. There is one in the back of your social studies textbook.
What is a glossary
400
This is the literary term we use when talking about the moral, message, or "heart" of the story. This is what the story is really all about.
What is theme
400
This is a hill with steep sides and a flat top. It is similar to a mesa, but smaller
What is a butte
400
This is the sentence in your paragraph that tells the reader what the paragraph is going to be about. The rest of the sentences are supporting details
What is a topic sentence or main idea
400
This is a word part that you attach at then end of a root word to change the meaning of the word
What is a suffix
400
This is a tool you can use when you are first brainstorming what to write about. It is a sheet that you fill out that helps you organize your ideas.
What is a graphic organizer
500
This is the literary term we use when talking about the problem in a story.
What is conflict
500
This is a nonfiction text feature, often seen in textbooks. It shows events that happened throughout history in chronological order, through a horizontal line.
What is a timeline
500
Whenever we write anything and use information from a source (like a book, website, documentary, etc.) , we have to do this
What is cite our sources
500
This is an antonym for the word "careful" try to keep the root word the same and just change the suffix to change the meaning of the word.
What is careless
500
This is a resource that you can use to help you find synonyms and antonyms of words