Elements of Fiction
Informational Text
Watsons
Nonfiction Text Features/Structure
Miscellaneous
100
The where and when (or place and time) of a story.
What is setting?
100

True or False:  Informational Texts tell correct, true information.

What is true?

100

The number of members in the Watson Family.

What is 5?

100

When the author tells about a problem, and then offers possible solutions.

What is the problem/solution?

100
A type of fiction that is based on historical facts. Name the type and give an example.
What is historical fiction? Answers vary.
200
The problem of a story.
What is conflict?
200

Characteristics of an informational text that deepen the readers' understanding of the topic.

What are text features?
200

Write a character trait describes Byron at the beginning of the story.

Then, write a character trait describes Byron at the end of the story.

What is [show Mr. Wiles]?

200

When a text tells about an event, and then about the effect of that event.

What is a cause and effect?

200
The type of writing which convinces the reader to agree with your point of view (opinion).
What is persuasive writing?
300
The sequence of events in a story.
What is the plot?
300

True or False: Informational texts often use narrative text structure.

What is a false?

300

Identify one internal conflict that Kenny experienced in "Watsons".

What is [show Mr. Wiles]?

300

When the info of one specific topic is concentrated into one specific place in a text.

What is topical?

300
Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency and Conventions
What are the Six Traits of Writing?
400
The lesson (main message) given in a story.
What is theme?
400

When more than one informational text teaches a reader about the same topic.

What is multiple sources?

400

This is the creature that didn't really exist, but was used by the author to symbolize death and danger in Kenny's mind.

What is the Wool-Pooh?

400
Author's purpose to tell you how things are the same and how things are different?
What is compare/contrast?
400
The three main author's purposes.
What is to persuade, to inform, and to entertain?
500

What a character is like?

What are character traits?

500

True or False: Informational texts can tell the reader a story.

What is true?

500

What is one major theme that the author explored in "Watsons"?

What is family, death, racism, American history, civil rights, depression/grief/loss, etc.? 

500
Text is written in an order or timeline format.
What is chronological order?
500
Fiction, Non Fiction, Poetry, and Drama
What are the Four Main Genres?
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