Genre and Inference
What is the difference between a fiction and nonfiction genre?
Fiction is a made up story and nonfiction is a true story
What is theme?
The message, the lesson, the moral of the story
Whats the difference between a scientific, technical, and historical nonfiction text?
Scientific- provides info about a topic, may explain the cause or reasons behind something
technical- how to do something
Historical- explains true event that happened in the past
What is the difference between POV and persepctive?
POV- point of view, 1st or 3rd
Perspective- characters feelings
What is an allusion?
Phrase/figurative language we hear in stories that come from myths and legends
What is an inference?
When we make a guess about what we read. Book + Head= Inference
What is the theme of Out of My Mind?
Perseverance, dont judge a book by its cover, choose kind, etc.
Give an example of a technical, scientific, and historical text
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I went to the park yesterday to take my dog on a walk. We walked for 2 miles. I love to go on walks because I get fresh air, and exercise. What is the POV and the Perspective?
1st person
The character likes to do activities that are outside
Give an example sentence using the allison from the story of King Midas.
I really have the Midas Touch when it comes to playing soccer. Anytime I get the ball, I score!
What is an inference we can make about how the Flashback 4 felt when they met John Jacob Aster for the first time?
They thought maybe he could help them tell the people on the boat that it is sinking
What is a character trait?
How we would describe a character based on their words and actions
I am reading a nonfiction text that is chronological. What does this text structure mean?
What is the POV Out of My Mind is told in? How do you know?
First person- Melody is telling the story... "I did...."
How did Achilles come to have the Achilles Heel?
His mother dipped him the water to protect him as a baby but held him by his heel. When he fought in the Trojan War, he was struck and killed with an arrow to his heel.
What inference can you make from this sentence: Alex was dragging his feet as he walked down the school hallway with his head down.
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What is a character trait of the White Witch? What is your evidence?
Evil, mischievous, greedy
Whats the difference between a problem/solution text structure and cause/effect test structure?
Problem/solution- there is an issue and the text shares how it was solved
Cause/effect- Tells what happened and why it happened
In the beginning he did not want her on the quiz team but in the end he was grateful for her
Compare and Contrast the stories of Rumpelstiltskin and one of the "Guess My Name" stories we read (Ijapa the Tortoise, Titliture, Oniroku).
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What is an inference we can make about Lina? Doon?
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What is the theme and character trait from the Pixar short, The Present?
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What would be the text type and structure of the story Frozen Dreams? - Story about Matthew Henson discovering the North Pole
https://storyworks.scholastic.com/issues/2019-20/020120/frozen-dreams.html#On%20Level
Text Type- historical
Structure- Chronological
What is the POV of City of Ember? What is the perspective of Doon?
3rd Person
Doon is feeling worried and anxious about what will happen to the city
Explain two of the Labors of Hercules and what was the purpose of these labors?
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