Story Elements
Author's Purpose
Text Features
Drama or Play
100
Fiction always includes this description of time and place.
What is setting?
100
The author's pupose for writing non-fiction could be to explain, descibe, _________, or ________.
What is to pursuade or inform?
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 point of view told by someone in the story.
What is first person?
200
The author's purpose of a non-fiction text can never be to_____________.
What is entertain?
200

Author's use this to tell readers what the whole article is about

What is a title?

200
These are the words that tell what the characters should be doing while on stage. These words are usually in (parenthesis).
What is stage directions?
300
These are based on the actions and words of the characters.
What are character traits?
300
Tha author's purpose of an advertisement about the best features of an ipad that includes words like you should and best.
What is to pursuade?
300

These words are located in the in the beginning of a text and help readers find the names of chapters or articles and the page they can be found on.

What is the table of contents?

300
This gives details about the time and place that the story took place.
What is the setting?
400
Authors sometimes includes this hidden message or lesson in their stories.
What is a theme?
400
The author's purpose for writing fiction.
What is to entertain?
400

Sometimes authors use this to define important words in the text.

What is a glossary?

400
Lines that are spoken between two or more characters.
What is dialogue?
500
The point of view when he, she, it, or they is primarily used?
What is third person?
500
This is the author's purpose of a newspaper article about the dangers of playing video games all day is _______________.
What is to inform?
500

Helps the reader better understand the pictures.

What are captions?

500

The person who tells the story.

Who is the narrator?

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