plot
Moment in a story when the rising action reaches its greatest conflict.
What is climax.
Text that is next to photo or graphic
What is caption
Cause statements stem from actions and events. Effects are what happen as a result of the action or event.
What is cause and effect
The author’s purpose for writing (facts) argumentative,
(emotions) persuade, (information) inform, or (enjoyment) entertain.
what is author’s purpose
Tools or techniques used by the author to enliven and provide voice to the writing.
What is literary devices
The sequence in which the author arranges the events in a story.
What is plot events.
Photographs, drawings, maps, or other pictures that give additional information about the text.
What is Graphics
Finding similarities between two things.
What is compare
To tell a story that you would enjoy and makes you laugh.
What is entertain
Phrases that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create special effect.
What is figurative language
The solution to the story’s conflict.
What is resolution
The title at the start of a page or section, usually bold or dark print.
What is heading
Finding differences between two things.
What is contrast
To give information about a particular topic; to explain why something is important
What is inform
An interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point, often a dream or a memory.
What is flashback
The plot events in a story that lead up to the climax
What is rising action
A secondary heading, the mini-topic related to the heading.
What is subheading
A figure of speech that compares two unlike things (without using “like” or “as”).
What is metaphor
To convince others to feel a particular way about a topic.
What is persuade
The author gives clues beforehand about what will happen later.
What is foreshadowing
The time and place in which a story unfolds.
What is setting
A visual aid that condenses information into a series of rows, lines, or other shortened lists.
What is charts, tables, and graphs
The comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as”.
What is simile.
he fluency, rhythm and liveliness in writing that make it unique to the writer. Your written personality the “style” you write with (friendly, formal, every day, short/long sentences).
What is voice
Language that appeals to the five senses; taste, touch, sight, sound, and smell. Ex: The yeasty aroma of fresh baked bread filled the kitchen. (smell)
What is imagery