Poetry
The reader can tell that he/she is reading poetry because _____.
Poems have lines and stanzas.
The reader can tell that he/she is reading a drama because _____.
The character's names are all listed at the top of the first page and the character's names come before every line that they speak.
What makes realistic fiction different from other types of fiction (poetry, drama, traditional literature) is _____.
Realistic fiction could really happen!
Authors write traditional literature to _____.
Entertain the reader with a story.
Authors write nonfiction or informational text to _____.
Inform us or teach us or explain about something. They use nonfiction text features to help readers understand.
The four types of poems that we have learned about are _____.
Lyrical, narrative, free verse, and humorous.
The author's purpose for writing drama is _____.
To entertain the reader with a story.
The difference between major characters and minor characters is _____.
Major characters are central to the plot of the story. The plot follows their actions.
Minor characters still contribute to the plot of the story, but they are not seen as often as the major characters.
Folktales are _____.
Stories that have been passed down, and they usually include trickery.
Headings _____.
Photos _____.
Captions _____.
Diagrams _____.
Headings tell what the section will be about.
Photos show!
Captions tell what is happening in the photo.
Diagrams show the different parts of something.
Authors write poetry to _____.
To entertain the reader with a story or to share their thoughts and feelings about something.
Stage directions help the reader to know _____.
Stage directions tell about the setting at the beginning of each scene (act).
The stage directions at the beginning of a character's lines tell the character how to say the line.
The author's reason for writing realistic fiction is to _____
Entertain the reader with a story that could really happen.
Fairy Tales
*Usually include magic and royalty (kings/queens)
*Usually have good vs. evil.
*Usually begin, "Once upon a time.." or "Long ago.."
*Usually end, "happily ever after..."
Table of Contents _____.
The glossary _____.
Table of Contents show how the author organized his book.
The glossary gives the meaning of important words.
Figurative language is _____.
When the poet says one thing but really means something else.
The narrator is a character who does not speak to the other characters. Instead he speaks directly to _____.
The audience!
The setting of a story matters because _____.
The setting matters because it tells when and where the story is taking place. It can affect the characters and create conflicts which affects the plot of the story.
Fables are _____.
Short stories with talking animals that teach us a lesson.
Labels _____.
Charts and graphs _____.
Labels tell us what things are called.
Show information in a picture form.
Imagery is _____.
The pictures that the poet tries to create in our minds by appealing to our sense of sight, smell, taste, touch, and feeling.
Dialogue is _____.
The conversations that the characters are having.
Plot is _____.
Plot is the main events that happen in the story. It is the most important parts of the story from the beginning, middle, and end.
Tall Tales are _____.
Myths are _____.
Tall tales have heroes who do the impossible. Their talents are exaggerated.
Myths are stories that usually include the gods and goddesses.
Illustrations _____.
Titles _____.
Illustrations are drawings that show us what something looks like.
Titles usually tell us what the text will be about.