Text Structures
Tells about a problem (sometimes tells the cause, of the problem too) and then gives one or more solutions
Problem and Solution
His smile is as bright as the sun!
Simile
I, me, my, mine, we, us, ours are words that belong to which point of view.
First Person Point of View
A person, place, thing, or idea (example; car, grandma, bowl)
Noun
Two words with the SAME meaning
Synonyms
Describes items or events in order or tells the steps to follow to do or make something (Also referred to as Sequence)
Chronological order (Sequence)
Buzz, Buzz. I could hear my text notification all the way across the room.
Onomatopoeia
He, she, it, they, them, theirs, and the reader are examples of words that belong to which point of view.
Third Person [Limited (Just the main characters thoughts) or Omniscient (Everyone's thoughts)]
Expresses an action or a state of being (example: jump, run, sing)
Verb
The facts or sources that support your written argument. In a reading, evidence would be a quotation from the text that helps you make your point.
Evidence
written to describe a topic, idea, person, place, or thing by listing its important characteristics, features, or examples
Description
The stars were endless rows of diamonds in the deep night sky
Metaphor
I stared at the linebacker in shock, and a small amount of dismay escaped my mouth. I hadn't expected this. He was HUGE and I would never get the football past him. Label the point of view.
First Person
Modifies a noun or a pronoun and answers these questions: Which? What kind of? How many? (example: Yellow, Beautiful)
Adjective
WHY the author writes the selection: inform (give information), persuade (they want you to do something), entertain (you like reading the selection), and express (to describe and give vivid detail).
Author's Purpose
Shows how two or more things are alike and/or different
Compare and Contrast
That question was a piece of cake!
Idiom
he narrator tells the story to another character using the word 'you.' The author could be talking to the audience, which we could tell by the use of 'you,' 'you're,' and 'your.'
Second Person Point of View
Joins words or groups of words (phrases or clauses) (example: and, but)
Conjunction
The message of a selection is the moral, or what the author is trying to teach, like a lesson.
Theme
Tells what happened and why it happened
Cause and Effect
Tell Todd that Tim likes Tangy Takis on Taco Tuesday.
Alliteration
They found themselves in bed and watching, by the dim light from the night-light, the rest of Mary Poppins' unpacking being performed. Jane and Michael sat hugging themselves and watching. It was all so surprising that they could find nothing to say. But they knew, both of them, that something strange and wonderful had happened. Label the point of view.
Third Person
Modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb and answers these questions: When? Where? How? How much? Why? (example: quickly, greatly)
Adverb
The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in literature.
Foreshadow