Fiction
When does testing start?
When is May 8th?
What is the Dewey Decimal System?
Movie that has the characters - Dorothy, Toto, Tin Man, Lion, and Scarecrow
What is Wizard of Oz?
Poems and songs written for small children - Humpty Dumpty, Little Boy Blue, Jack Be Nimble?
What are nursery rhymes?
Types of literature
Writing that is based on fact and tells about actual people, places, and events.
What is Nonfiction?
Type of story written to be acted out. It contains lines of dialogue for actors to recite, along with stage directions for the action.
What is drama?
Typically written in lines and stanzas. It usually does not follow the conventions of prose writing, but it might follow rules that define one of the many types of poems.
What is poetry?
Writing that tells a story drawn from the author's imagination.
What is Fiction
Book about the life of a real person, written by that person?
What is Autobiography?
A brief sketch performed by one or more actors. It is typically one to ten minutes and is written to be comedic (funny)
What is Skit?
A long, narrative (story) poem that tells about the extraordinary feats of a great legendary or national hero.
What is Epic?
Stories typically set in the future, or they may be set in outer space. Many times that include science and inventions that are not yet possible.
What is Science Fiction
A book about the life of a real person, written by someone else.
What is Biography?
What is one-act play?
Poems that express emotions - some were set to music.
What is Lyric?
Stories usually take place in made-up worlds. They often include magic and supernatural elements.
What is Fantasy?
Presents the ideas of the author with the purpose of making the reader consider the topic. Topics often are philosophy, ethics, and politics.
What is Essay?
It is usually divided into three acts (though some can have as many as five). Each act is typically between thirty and ninety minutes long and my have several scenes (separate plot settings)
What is Full-Length Play?
Type of poem that usually has fourteen lines, each with ten syllables and an alternate-line rhyme scheme.
What is Sonnet?