Figurative Language
Giving a nonhuman human characteristics
What is personification?
Nonfiction writing, written with the intention of informing the reader about a specific topic.
What is informational text?
where and when an event takes place in a short story
What is setting
It is what the passage or paragraph is about.
What is the main idea?
Short and concise answers to questions about a text that include supporting evidence from the text.
What are text-dependent responses?
a direct comparison of two different things
What is metaphor
the most intense or exciting high point of a short story
What is climax
The reason why an author writes.
What is Author's Purpose?
a sign or warning of whats going to happen next
What is foreshadowing
Text-to-Self
Text-to-Text
Text-to-World
What are making connections?
What is poetry?
the main events of a short story
What is plot
When you do not know the definition and you have to look around the word.
What is context clues?
visually descriptive or figurative language
What is imagery
A text where the writer is either 'for' or 'against' an issue or subject, or presents the case for both sides.
What is argumentative text?
the lesson or moral of a story
What is theme
The feeling the author wants the reader to get.
What is mood?
Using prior knowledge and what you read to determine what is happening.
What is inference?
A play for theater, radio, or television.
What is drama?
the perspective from which the story's told
What is point of view
The vocabulary an author uses to show how he or she feels about a topic.
What is tone?
A question or comment that you write directly on a text to capture your reaction to what you are reading.
What is an annotation?