Main Idea and Cause and Effect
One to two words that explain the subject being discussed
What is a topic?
Sofia is being bullied at school by Emma.
What is man vs. man?
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 the climax?
When you compare two unlike things using the words like or as
What is a simile?
Why something happens
What is the cause?
A struggle between two opposing forces
What is conflict?
A prefix that means life.
What is bio.
Concludes the action and ensures that all important plot lines have been settled
What is the resolution?
The formation or use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to
What is onomatopoeia?
The central point of a piece of writing
What is the main idea?
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 man 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 the exposition?
Punctuation used in a narrative to indicate speech
What are quotation marks?
The effect of this sentence: The wasteful energy use of many Americans has contributed to global warming.
What is global warming?
Jack must survive a cold winter in the wilderness.
What is man vs. nature?
An essential trait of a biography that helps the reader understand the subject in context to the historical time period and place he or she was born in.
What is setting?
Events in a story that build up the conflict
What is rising action?
Tells us when a character is talking and identifies which character is talking
What is a dialogue tag?
A fact, statement, quote, or event that backs up a key idea
What is a supporting detail?
Padma is opposed to the arranged marriage with Rakesh that has been set up for her because she wants to study medicine.
What is man vs. society?
A root that means to write
What is graph?
Events that lead up to the resolution of a story
What is falling action?
Giving an object or an animal human traits
What is personification?