Random Tidbits
Words that sound alike
What are homophones
Comparing two things using like or as.
What is a simile?
This is something that makes a character unique and can describe them physically or their personality.
What is a character trait?
The people, animals or objects a story centers around
What are the characters?
"That test was a piece of cake!" Chuck exclaimed to Layla.
What is an idiom?
Words that are opposites
What are antonyms
Comparing two things without using like or as; saying that something IS another thing.
What is a metaphor?
This is the text structure in which you might hear words like first, after, before, and finally.
What is a sequence?
The location and time frame of the story/play
What is the setting?
Chill Kitty walked over to the woodpile as cool as a cucumber.
What is a simile?
Words that look the same, but they have different meanings
What are homophones?
Words in a phrase that do not mean exactly what the phrase says
What is an idiom?
This is one example of a FICTIONAL genre or text type.
What is a historical fiction/science fiction/fantasy/mystery/realistic fiction/fairy tale/myth/fable/legen?
The voice that tells the story. (Sometimes it is a character in the story!0
What is a narrator?
Miss Shontz's voice was the sun bursting through the clouds.
What is a metaphor?
The lesson that a story teaches a reader
What is the theme?
Using repetition of the sound at the beginning of words
What is alliteration?
This text structure would list one or more causes or events along with the results that occur.
What is cause and effect?
What happens in a story; the chain of events
What is the plot?
Gavin's mom yelled, "I've told you a million times to do your homework, Gary!"
What is a hyperbole?
During the first step of close reading, you read to get this.
What is the gist?
When nonhuman things take on human characteristics
What is personification?
This is what you form when you take clues from the text and add in your schema/background knowledge.
What is an inference?
This is the turning point of a story and is often the most exciting part in the story.
What is the climax?
Crash! The thunderstorm raged outside and Mrs. Sealand shook in fear.
What is onomatopoeia?