What is the setting of a story?
Where/when the story takes place
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
First Person
What is a thesis statement?
a statement that tells what a writing will be about
What is the opening paragraph to your writing called?
The closing, the introduction, or the body?
Introduction
What is the theme of a story?
the lesson or moral of a story
The problem of the story
The message or lesson of the story
Theme
What are the parts of an information essay?
Introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion
She is busy as a bee.
What is the pronoun in the sentence? What type?
She & subjective
What is text evidence?
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 = a made up story
Nonfiction = text based on factual information
How are an informational and narrative essay different?
Information is teaching on a subject.
Narrative is writing a story.
Name two subordinating conjunctions. What types of sentences do subordinating conjunctions create?
answers may vary/ complex sentences
Which word in the sentence is the pronoun and identify the type:
"Mrs. Salonga was so excited to teach her students this new math."
her & possessive
What a nonfiction text is mostly aobut?
Facts or real events
What is a verb?
What are the verbs in this sentence:
She watched him play at the park.
watched and play
Name 3 adjectives
description words
How does RACE help you write a clear answer?
It reminds you to answer the question, cite evidence, and explain.
What is at the top? The climax or the resolution?
Climax
How many nouns are in this sentence:
Boyer and Shayna drove past the store and quickly parked by Chipotle.
4
What are the TWO parts that every sentence must have in order to be a complete sentence?
Subject and Predicate
What is argumentative writing?
Trying to convince someone of something