FCAT Terms
Elements of Plot
Author's Purpose
Perspective/Tone
Random
100
Definition: To make a short review of the important parts.
Summarize
100
Definition: An entire storyline from beginning to end
Plot
100
Definition: the reason why an author writes
Author's Purpose
100
Definition: the author's emotions or feelings about the topic
Author's Tone
100
Definition: to make clear
Clarify
200
Definition: most important thought, which tells the reader what the text is about
Main Idea
200
Definition: the setting and characters in a story
Exposition
200
What are the three MAIN types of author's purpose?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
200
Definition: The author's opinions or beliefs about the topic.
Author's Perspective
200
Definition: to give support for an answer
Justify
300
Definition: to make an educated guess about what will happen
Predict
300
Definition: the main problem or issue in a story
Conflict
300
What is the "definition" of persuade and what specific words would you see on FCAT?
Definition: to convince the reader to do or believe something FCAT words: convince, inspire, motivate
300
What is the author's tone: "She almost fell out of her chair from laughing so hard."
Humorous
300
What is point of view?
The author's perspective - (opinions and beliefs)
400
Definition: to make a conclusion based on evidence in the text
Infer
400
Definition: The turning point in a story
Climax
400
What is the "definition" of inform, and what specific words would you see on FCAT?
Definition: to explain something or instruct the reader FACT Words: Explain, Discuss, Instruct, Teach, Clarify
400
What is the author's tone: "I just know that I can pull my grades up!"
hopeful
400
How are inferences and predictions different?
When you predict you are looking ahead at what will happen, when you infer you are making conclusions about what has happened already.
500
Definition:a unifying concept or idea
Theme
500
Definition: where the conflict is resolved in a story
Resolution
500
What is the "definition" of entertain, and what specific words would you see on FCAT?
Definition: written simply for the reader's enjoyment FCAT Words: show humor, to enjoy
500
What is the author's tone? "She was talking in circles around me."
confused
500
What is the big difference between main idea and theme?
A theme is only a big picture concept (love, heartbreak, revenge, death) while main idea is the most important thought that is supported by details.
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