Story Elements
The point of view when he, she, it, or they is primarily used?
What is third person point of view?
The author's purpose for writing non-fiction could be to _________ or ________.
What is to persuade or inform?
This text structure uses signal words such as similar, alike, whereas, and different
What is compare and contrast?
A poem that expresses the author's feelings is a _____ poem.
a. free verse
b. narrative
c. lyrical
What is lyrical?
Which of the following is a key word you find in a story told from first person point of view?
He
I
They
What is I?
You use what you already know (schema) and text evidence to make this.
a. main idea
b. inference
c. supporting detail
What is an inference?
Located in the back of a book, this text feature gives the reader definitions to key words in the text.
What is a glossary?
Lines that are spoken between two or more characters.
What is dialogue?
This part of the plot is where most of the story happens. It leads to the high point of the story.
What is the rising action?
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 persuade?
All the important information from a selection.
a. summary
b. supporting details
c. theme
What is summary?
This is the end of one line of a poem and the beginning of another line.
What is a line break?
This text structure presents information over a period of time using signal words such as while, next, finally, and dates.
What is chronological order?
This text feature tells readers how to say words.
What is a pronunciation guide?
ABAB and ABCB are examples of _____ scheme.
What is rhyme?
This part of the plot is the high point of the story.
What is the climax?
The author's purpose of a newspaper article about the dangers of playing video games all day is _______________.
What is to inform?
This is a small story within a bigger story. For example, when Buzz Aldrin wrote about the time he was pushed into a lake while holding a bucket of rocks in Reaching for the Moon.
a. anecdote b. excerpt c. subheading d. drama
What is an anecdote?
This text feature is a drawing, image, or sketch with labeled parts.
What is a diagram?
These are the words that tell actors how to say their lines and what they should be doing.
What are stage directions?