Fiction
What are 5 thinking jobs for Fiction annotations?
Characters, setting, problem, solution, lesson learned
What are the 4 thinking jobs for NF annotations?
Topic, teach, point of view, main ideas
What are the sentences and paragraphs called in a poem?
Lines and stanzas
What are the two types of conflict?
internal and external
What is the RACCE format?
Restate the question
Answer the question
Cite Evidence 1
Cite Evidence 2
Explain your evidence
What is another word for lesson learned?
Theme
How long should a topic be?
1-6 words
What are the four thinking jobs for poetry?
Reading for pleasure, overall meaning, examine deeper meaning, theme
What is the difference between literal and deeper meaning?
What's literally happening in the story
The theme or message the author wants you to figure out
Give three examples of a text feature
Map, photo, graph, blurb, chart, etc
What do most fiction stories have?
characters, dialogue, setting, etc
Name three subgenres of NF
scientific, historical, autobiography
What is first person point of view?
when the narrator is a character using “I” or “me”
What does theme HAVE to be?
Universal
What are the four steps to previewing a text?
Look at the title, look at text features, read the first 1-2 paragraphs, finalize genre
Name five subgenres of fiction
historical, comedy, romance, scientific, fantasy, etc
What is the central idea of a nonfiction passage?
the most important point the author wants you to understand
“The classroom was a zoo.” What does this metaphor mean?
That the class was loud and chaotic
In the phrase “the wind howled through the trees,” what figurative language is being used?
Personification
Name the four characterizations (what you track in a character)
What is the difference between tone and mood?
Tone: the author's ATTITUDE toward the subject, characters, or audience.
Mood: the FEELING or atmosphere that the READER experiences while reading.
What is author's point of view?
What the author thinks, feels, or believes about the topic
If a passage says a character “stared out the window, sighing deeply,” what might you infer?
the character feels sad or bored
What is author's purpose?
the reason for writing a text. It can be to inform, persuade, entertain, or satirize
Name three text structures
Compare & contrast, sequential, descriptive, explanatory