Story Elements
Where/when the story takes place
Setting
The rhetorical appeal that is based on facts and logic
Logos
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Simile
What is the PERIMETER of a rectangle that is 14 inches and 5 inches wide?
P=38 inches
P=L+L+W+W
What is the largest lake in Florida?
Lake Okeechobee
The people, animals, or other beings that are part of the story.
Characters
The lesson that a story is trying to teach, the main idea
Theme
An exaggeration
Example: My backpack weighs a ton!
Hyperbole
What is the AREA of a square with a side length of 2 feet?
4 feet squared OR 42 feet
A=L x W
What is the capital city of the United States?
Washington, D.C.
The narrator's style of narrating the story
Examples: It was a beautiful day and I decided to go for a walk.
Examples: Jayden was nervous about the test but Bella was confident that she knew the answers.
Point of View
The rhetorical appeal that has to do with emotions and tries to invoke sympathy
Pathos
A comparison of two things by saying one thing is the other thing
Example: He has a heart of gold.
Metaphor
What is the VOLUME of a box that is 6 inches long, 3 inches wide, and 2 inches in height?
36 inches cubed OR 363 inches
V=L x W x H
What are the 5 large lakes that border New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, and Minnesota called?
The Great Lakes
Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, and Lake Superior
The problem in a story that creates tension
Conflict
A story or text that is based on facts, real people, or real events
Non-fiction
Manny and Max make money mowing lawns.
Alliteration
True or False:
3:7 and 9:21 are equivalent ratios
True: each number in the original ratio is being multiplied by the same factor: 3
3 x 3 = 9
7 x 3 = 21
The Mississippi, The Colorado, The Ohio, The Columbia, The Missouri, and the Suwanee are all what?
Major US rivers
The events of the story, descriptions of problems and solutions to the problems
Plot
A rhetorical appeal that is based on the author's knowledge, experience, and character
Ethos
Words that sound like what they are describing
BAM! POW! Squeak!
Onomatopoeia
Which property of math applies here:
4(3x + 7)
Distributive Property
4(3x + 7) = 12x + 28
What is the tallest mountain in the United States
Alaska's Mount Denali (formerly know as Mount McKinley)
It is 20,310 feet tall! That's almost 4 miles tall!