Genre
A text about a person written by someone else with real facts and information.
Biography
What is the main idea?
My cheeseburger looked delicious! It had juicy pickles with freshly sliced cheese. The bun had sesame seeds and looked tasty. I couldn't wait to bite into it!
My cheeseburger looked delicious!
Replaces a noun (he, she, it, they, them, us, his, her, it)
Pronoun
This part of speech describes a verb
Adverb
Cookies and cream is the best flavor of milkshake. It has both chocolate and vanilla, so you don't have to pick just one! It is so smooth and creamy, and gives you the perfect crunch! You should buy a cookies and cream milkshake next time you get ice cream. They are the best!
Persuade
A text that is made up, but COULD happen in real life
Realistic Fiction
What is one detail?
Kittens need special care. You have to feed kittens twice a day. They have a lot of energy. You need to play with them often. Kittens will chew on almost anything they find. You have to watch them closely.
Answers may vary.
A person, place, thing, or idea
Noun
A type of poetry that describes nature and uses 3 lines with 5-7-5 syllables
Haiku
Once upon a time there was a tiny little ladybug. He had eight spots, but all of his friends had ten! One day the little ladybug decided he was going to try to find two more spots for himself. He climbed into a tree and found two chocolate sprinkles. Yum! He put them on his wings for spots, but then his friends ate them! He decided eight spots were fine, and lived happily ever after.
Entertain
A made up story that usually involves talking animals, and teach some kind of lesson or moral
Fable or folktale
What is the main idea?
Spots was a large gray and white cat. Spots lived in a barn on the farm. Spots liked living in the barn. It was warm in the winter and cool in the summer. There were many mice for Spots to chase. Best of all, Spots had a soft place to sleep in the corner of the barn.
The barn was a good place for Spots to live.
A word that shows action
Verb
This point of view is when a character is telling the story. Clue words: I, me, my we
First Person
Yellow labs make great pets. They weigh between 50-100 pounds, depending on if they are male or female. Labs are great swimmers, and have webbed toes to help them move through water. They also have a water-repellent coat. Labs are very smart animals.
Inform
A text that can be written like a song or short story with line breaks, white space, stanzas and descriptive words
Poetry
How is a topic different from a main idea?
The topic is one word or phrase.
The main idea is a sentence explaining what the text is MOSTLY ABOUT.
Proper Noun
This point of view is when a narrator is telling the story about a character. Clue words: he, she, they
Third Person
What does P.I.E stand for?
Persuade, inform, entertain
A text about a famous person that is written by that person
Autobiography
What is the main idea?
In my house you can find a big kitchen next to the living room. There are 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. We also have a big basement with a TV and a play area. The best part is the back yard! I really love our house.
I really love our house.
Describes a noun
Adjective
What are character traits?
Words to describe things a character says, does, and thinks
What does persuade mean?
To try to convince someone to do something or think the way that you think.