What is the setting of a story?
Where the story takes place
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
First Person
This part of the story gives us the setting, characters and sometimes the conflict.
The exposition of a story
To use strong exaggeration
hyperbole
Give one example of a character trait to describe a character in a story
kind, shy, funny, brave, bold, happy, sad, angry
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To tell how things are the same or different
When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective
Third Person
Explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Fiction = not real/made up, can be funny.
Nonfiction = topic, factual, provides information, not funny.
Giving human characteristics to something that is not human
personification
Pairing what you read with what you know to make an educated guess
Making an inference/inferencing
The problem of the story
The message or lesson of the story
Theme
Where should capital letters be used?
Capital letters should be used for proper nouns, such as names of people, cites, and countries. They should also be at the beginning of a sentence.
She is busy as a bee.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
To give a short explanation that only includes the most important parts.
Summarize
What can you bring into the EOG testing session?
NOTHING
What the story is mainly about?
Central or Main idea
What is a synonym for tired?
sleepy, exhausted, etc.
It is raining cats and dogs.
Idiom
what do I want you to do and find when getting a poem on the PM3?
Analyze, and find the Setting, Mood, theme.
What does F.A.S.T stand for?
Florida
Assessment
State
Test
List all the elements in a plot diagram:
Setting
Rising action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
This is the last part of the story that wraps it up.
What is the resolution?
What perspective is you, you'll, you're, and yourself?
2nd person
What should you do while taking your test to a passage and questions?
Re-read the story
go back in story
slash wrong items