Text Structure
“This story establishes characters and setting, introduces conflict which reaches a boiling point, and ends with a conclusion that resolves the plot.”
structure (or plot structure)
“The story's message is that honesty is the best policy.”
theme
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”
alliteration
“The student wrote, ‘School lunches should include more fruits and vegetables.’”
claim / thesis / argument
“The dictionary definition of ‘storm’ is a strong weather event with rain or snow.”
denotation
"Last Human Light" shows how long the lights from many man-made energy sources would last.
compare and contrast (or juxtaposition)
Fever 1793 is an example of this type of conflict.
man vs. nature OR external conflict
“The warm sun melted the ice cream, and the smell of cookies filled the air.”
imagery
“The student added that 80% of students said they would eat more fruits if available.”
evidence
“The word ‘stormy’ makes you feel tense or upset because of the context.”
connotation
“After the storm hit, many houses flooded. The town created a relief plan to help families recover.”
cause and effect
The Three Doctors have to beat the streets in order to graduate high school, college, and medical school.
conflict
“Her smile was bright as the sun in the morning.”
simile
“She explained that having more fruits improves nutrition, which helps students focus in class.”
reasoning
“‘It was raining cats and dogs’ is not literal but shows heavy rain.”
figurative language OR metaphor
William Kamkwamba built a windmill to help his village in Malawi.
problem and solution
“The narrator explains what *every* character is thinking during the big argument at the party.”
omniscient point of view
“The wind whispered secrets through the trees.”
personification
“Some argue that adding fruits would be too expensive.”
counterargument
“The bees buzzed, and the fireworks went boom!”
onomatopoeia
“The biography lists the author’s life events year by year, from birth to college graduation.”
chronological order
The unit 4 text "Fastball" uses text and video to convey its message to the audience.
media (or mediums)
“The novel mentions the story of Icarus to warn about taking too many risks.”
“The novel mentions the story of Icarus to warn about taking too many risks.”
“The student said, ‘Eating candy all day is healthy because it makes people happy,’ but did not provide facts.”
weak argument OR logical fallacy
“I fixed the sentence: ‘Me and him went to the store’ → ‘He and I went to the store.’”
revision