In fiction, what is the description of time and place called?
What is setting?
100
The author's pupose for writing non-fiction could be to explain, describe, _________ or ________.
What is to persuade or inform?
100
A group of lines in poetry.
HINT: similar to a paragraph
What is a stanza?
100
This text feature helps me know what words are important in the text.
What is BOLDED words?
100
The name for the list of characters in a play.
What is the cast?
200
The point of view told by someone in the story.
What is first person point of view?
200
The author's purpose of a informational text can NEVER be to_____________.
What is entertain?
200
When a line of a poem ends without punctuation and another starts on the next line.
What is a line break?
200
Author's use this to give the reader a visual and a description of what is seen on image.
What is a photograph with caption?
200
These are the words that tell readers 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
The 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?
300
Poetry that does not rhyme.
What is free-verse poetry?
300
These words are located at the top of paragraphs to section them off.
What are subtitles?
300
This gives details about the time and place that the story took place.
What is the setting?
400
The hidden message or lesson that authors include in their stories.
What is a theme?
400
The author's purpose for writing literary fiction.
What is to entertain?
400
True or False. Poetry can tell a story.
What is true?
This can be called a narrative poem.
400
Sometimes authors use graphs, charts, webs, or diagrams to give the reader additional information or to help them understand something better. What are these called?
What are graphic organizers?
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 point of view?
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
What does RISHAMPOO stand for?
Give the definition for at least two of the types of figurative language.
What is Repetition, Imagery, Simile, Hyperbole, Alliteration, Metaphor, Personification, Onomatopoeia?
500
Authors organize information in different ways. Name at least 3 different types of text structure.
What is description, sequence, cause and effect, compare and contrast, and problem and solution?