Story Elements
A place and time in a story is called?
A setting.
The author's purpose for writing non-fiction could be to entertain, _________, or ________.
To persuade or inform
A group of lines in poetry, similar to a paragraph.
Stanza
This text feature helps me know what words are important in the text.
The BOLDED words.
The author gives this information at the beginning of the story to tell you what the text is about...
The Main Idea
Point of View told by the character is?
1st Person
The author's purpose of an advertisement about the best features of an iPad that includes words like you should and best.
To persuade
Poetry that does not rhyme is called...
Free Verse
Sometimes authors use text features to give the reader additional information or to help them understand something better.
What are at least 2 examples of these?
graphs, photos, captions, diagrams, maps, headings
Which of the following is a simile?
A. The teacher likes when her class listens.
B. The road was as flat as a pancake.
B. The road was as flat as a pancake.
Authors sometimes includes this hidden message or lesson in their stories.
Theme
The author's purpose for writing fiction.
To entertain
What is cause and effect?
Give me 1 example
Cause is WHY something happens
Effect is WHAT happens
When you make a picture in your mind as you read.
You visualize
3rd Person Point of View includes
He, She, Him, Her, They, Herself, Himself and the NAMES of people
Biographies, Recipes, History Books are to...
Inform you
What are sensory details?
How the author's use of language to appeal to your 5 senses-Sight, Taste, Touch, Smell, Sound.
Explain how to make an inferences
Use TEXT CLUES + BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE
True or false.
A play, story, and poem all have a plot with characters and setting.
True
How can you tell if a story has dialogue
"Quotation Marks"
Ice cream is the best dessert ever!!
I am trying to persuade, inform, or entertain you...
Persuade
What is the alliteration in a poem?
Give me an example
Repetition of sounds at the beginning of several words or near each other
Includes information from the beginning, middle, and end of the passage.
Summary
Which of the following is a metaphor?
A. The light is as bright as the sun.
B. Mike's stomach is a bottomless pit.
B. Mike's stomach is a bottomless pit.