Fiction books include the time and place in order to generate the mood of the story.
What is setting?
100
The author's purpose for writing nonfiction could be to explain, describe, _________, or ________.
What is to persuade or inform?
100
Greg Heffley is the main character of this series.
What is Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
100
This text feature helps me know what words are important in the text.
What is BOLDED words?
100
The name for the group of people in a play.
What is the cast?
200
The reason for the writing of a story.
What is Author's Purpose?
200
The author's purpose of a nonfiction text can never be to_____________.
What is entertain?
200
This author famous for adult books about lawyers has created a series for kids. The main character, Theo, wants to be a lawyer.
Who is John Grisham?
200
Author's use this to let the reader know what the main idea of the paragraph will be.
What is topic sentence?
200
These are the words that tell what the characters should be doing while on stage. These words are usually in (parenthesis).
What are stage directions?
300
These are based on the actions and words of the characters.
What are character traits?
300
The author's purpose of an advertisement about the best features of an iPad using words like you should and best.
What is to persuade?
300
This author is known for many series, for example: Middle School; Treasure Hunters; and I Robot.
Who is James Patterson?
300
These words are located at the top of dictionary pages.
What are guide words?
300
This gives details about the time and place that the story took place.
What is the setting?
400
Authors include this lesson or main concept in their stories.
What is a theme?
400
The author's purpose for writing fiction.
What is to entertain?
400
This genre of books includes mystery, adventure or humor.
What is fiction?
400
Sometimes authors use graphs, charts, or webs to give the reader additional information or to help them understand something better. These tools are called _______.
What are graphic organizers?
400
Lines that are spoken between two or more characters.
What is dialogue?
500
Speech used to paint a picture of the literal meaning of the stated words.
What is figurative language?
500
This is the author's purpose of a newspaper article on the dangers of playing video games all day.
What is to inform?
500
This genre of books gives facts and information.
What is nonfiction?
500
Writers can organize information in 3 different ways.
What is cause and effect, compare and contrast, and sequence?