Main Idea and Cause and Effect
The Central Idea formula
What is PIE + Topic
Sofia is being bullied at school by Emma.
What is person vs. person
A genre in nonfiction which is a story of one's own life.
What is autobiography.
The highest point of interest, the place where ideas are drawn together, an important turning point in a series of actions, or the most forceful event in a story.
What is climax.
When you compare to unlike things using the words like or as.
What is simile.
The five W's to summarize a text.
What is the Who? What? Where? When? Why?
A family has to be evacuated because of Hurricane Katrina
What is person vs. nature.
When a character is using "I," "me," or "my," they are using _____ person.
What is first person
Concludes the action and ensures that all important plot lines have been tied.
What is resolution.
Comparing two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
What is metaphor.
The fancy word for "main character"
John is afraid of flying in a plane, but it is his only choice if he wants to see his grandfather before he passes away.
What is person
vs. self
Books that are about real things, people, events, and places.
What is nonfiction.
The beginning of the story, where the characters and setting are introduced.
What is exposition.
Using details to describe a sight or sound
What is sensory details?
What is antagonist
Jack is forced to conform to the rules of his oppressive government.
What is person vs. society
Punctuation used in a narrative to show that somebody is speaking.
What is quotation marks?
Events in a story that build up the conflict.
What are rising action events?
Your eyes are as brown as hot chocolate is an example of what?
What is simile?
A fact, a statement, a quote, or event, that backs up a key idea.
What is a supporting detail?
Jemelie is opposed to the traditional wedding that her family wants her to have.
What is person vs. society.
The "Y" in FANBOYS
What is yet?
Events that lead up to the resolution of a story.
What are falling action events.
Giving an object or an animal human traits.
What is personification.