Figurative Language
Elements of Plot
Text Structures
Author's Purpose / Type of Texts
Grab Bag - Mix
100
A word that is the sound it takes to say it.
Onomatopoeia
100
Where we learn setting, meet main characters and find out what the story will be about.
What is the introduction/exposition.
100

Sarah's car was dead on the side of the road. What was she going to do? She had already gotten off to a rough start when her alarm clock had failed to go off that morning. School started in just under an hour. Suddenly, it dawned on her that she had subscribed to OnStar the month before. With the simple press of a button she was able to get help jump-starting her battery and made it to class right on time!

Problem / Solution

100
A text that is not true and is often written to entertain.
Fiction
100
The little lesson that you learn. The moral of a story.
Theme
200
Jane sat in awe as the stars danced across the night sky.
Personification
200
The part of a story that reveals or suggests a final outcome.
Resolution
200
Gives characteristics or traits about a person, place or thing.
What are descriptive texts?
200
What is the purpose of the following passage? Butterflies are colorful, flying insects from the Lepidoptera order. Because they are insects, they have three body parts. The three body parts are called the head, thorax, and abdomen. They also have six jointed legs, two antennae and compound eyes.
What is to inform?
200
When someone uses what they already know, apply it to an new situation and make an educated guess.
What is an inference?
300
Compares two things using like or as.
Simile
300
In what part of a story do we learn the main conflict?
Rising Action
300

Listing events or explaining steps in order.

What is order/sequence?

300
What would be the author's purpose when writing fiction novels?
What is to entertain?
300
A persuasive technique intended to tug at people's heart strings.
What is an emotional appeal?
400
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.
Hyperbole
400
The events and complications begin to resolve the central conflict. The reader knows what has happened, and what may happen next and if the conflict was resolved or not.
Falling Actions
400
Sean and Brad are best friends. They have been going to the same school since kindergarten and have bonded over their love of sports. However, Sean's favorite sport is football while Brad prefers basketball.
What is Compare and Contrast
400
What is the purpose of the following passage? Sandy is the absolute best candidate for student body president! She is honest, friendly and dedicated to making our school a better place. This is YOUR chance to make a positive change! VOTE SANDY IN 2017!
What is to persuade?
400
Explain what a text-to-self connection is.
A text to self connection is when someone uses a personal experience to help them understand what they are reading.
500
John was a strong ox as he rolled the boulder up the steep hill.
Metaphor
500
What is the climax(turning point) of a story?
The most intense or extreme part of a story where the action typically takes place and turns events towards their conclusion.
500
The summer had been extra hot with very little rain to relieve the thirsty earth. There were cracks in the ground that looked like someone might fall into. People neglected their lawns because no plant was motivated to be green or grow.
What is Cause / Effect
500

A text that has a claim, addresses a counterclaim and refute.

What are Argumentative Texts?

500
When you take a word or statement to mean exactly what is says.
What is literal?
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