Genres
A type of writing based on imagination, and not necessarily on fact.
Fiction
The baseball game was cancelled due to bad thunder storms.
Character vs. Nature
The child is a ray of light.
Metaphor
The green sea turtle and the loggerhead sea turtle nest along the Atlantic and Pacific shores in the United States. The Green Sea turtle is on the endangered list while the Loggerhead sea turtle is listed as threatened. The Green sea turtle eats grass, algae, and other vegetation and is classified as herbivorous. Unlike the Green sea turtle, the Loggerhead turtle is classifies a carnivorous, and eats horseshoe crabs, clams, and mussels. Both sea turtles live in temperate and subtropical waters and tend to stay near the coastline.
Compare and Contrast
Point of View
"It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to feel frightened. No, wrong word, Jonas thought. Frightened meant that deep, sickening feeling of something terrible about to happen."
3rd Person
A story that takes place from a time period in past.
Historical Fiction
Sally was so upset that her best friend was cheating off her test.
Character vs. Character
Cha-Ching!
Onomatopoeia
Many people think they can get sick by going into cold weather improperly dressed; however illnesses are not caused by temperature- they are caused by germs. So while shivering outside in the cold probably won't strengthen your immune system, you're more likely to contract illness indoors because you will have a greater exposure to germs.
Cause and Effect
The part of the story that tells where the story takes place and introduces the characters.
Exposition
A story that may contain monsters, magic, or other supernatural elements.
Fantasy
Casey really wanted to try out for the soccer team, but he was so afraid he wouldn’t make it.
Character vs. Self
Silly Sammy sang slow songs.
Alliteration
One problem with the modern Olympics is that is has become very big and expensive to operate. The city or country that hosts the games often loses a lot of money. A stadium, pools, and playing fields must be built for the athletic events and housing is needed for the athletes who come from around the world, and all of these facilities are used for only two weeks! in 1984, Los Angeles solved these problems by charging a fee for companies who wanted to be official sponsors of the games. Companies, like McDonald's, paid a lot of money to be part of the Olympics. Buildings that were already built in the Los Angeles area were also used. The Coliseum where the 1932 games were held was used again and many colleges and universities in the area became playing and living sites.
Problem and Solution
Author's Purpose
"Students should be allowed to use cell phones in the classroom for many reasons. Cell phones can be used to share instructional practices, post questions for the teacher and other students, and share examples of class work. Cell phones can be a very effective educational tool."
Persuade
Writing that is true or factual.
Nonfiction
Leslie’s friends were having a Christmas party and she didn’t get invited since her family didn’t celebrate Christmas.
Character vs. Society
The wind howled in the night.
During the months from May to September, the Loggerhead turtle comes ashore to nest at night. First the turtle crawls out of the sea to the beach in search of the right place to build a nest for its eggs. Once the location is identified, the turtle digs a hole with its flippers that measures 8" wide and 18" deep. Next, the turtle lays around 120 eggs the size of ping-pong balls. The turtle then covers the nest by throwing sand over the nest with its flippers. The turtle does this to protect the eggs from predators. Finally, the turtle makes its way back to the sea, and does not return to attend to the nest.
Time Order
Repeating words, phrases, lines or stanzas; used for emphasis in poetry
Repetition
A form of literature that often uses rhythm and rhyme as well as literary devices.
Poetry
Character vs. Character, Character vs. Nature, and Character vs. Society are all this type of conflict.
External Conflict
The car goes faster than the speed of light.
Hyperbole
The Loggerhead is a relatively easy turtle to identify. To begin, the Loggerhead has a reddish-brown upper shell and a dull brown to yellowish lower shell. The shells consist of an upper part, know as the carapace, and a lower section, called the plastron. Hard scales (or scutes) cover the shells, and the number and arrangement of these scutes are used to determine the species. The adult Loggerhead weighs from 200 to 350 pounds and lives in temperate and subtropical waters. In addition to eating small fish, the Loggerhead sea turtle feasts on shellfish, clams, horseshoe crabs, and mussels. Unfortunately, the Loggerhead turtle is classifies as threatened.
Description
A list of different topics that can be found in the back of a book and page numbers where each topic is located in the book
Index