Literature
Informational
Figurative Language
Mystery
Authors Techniques
100

When and where in the story

setting

100

What the informational text is all about

main idea

100

comparing using like or as

simile

100

This acronym helps you find the author's craft

MR.CUF

100
A change is coming

foreshadowing

200

main and minor ___________ have dialogue between each other

characters

200

Most informational texts tell you the topic in the__________

title

200

direct comparisons using am, is, are, was, were WITHOUT USING LIKE OR AS

metaphor

200

Name five different character traits

class check with thumbs up or down

200

Leaving you in suspense

cliff hanger

300

List the five major plot events that follow plot mountain

introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

300

Name three text features

captions, maps, diagrams, charts, photographs, glossary, table of contents, bold faced words, sidebars, text boxes, index, headings, subheadings, titles, subtitles, timelines

300
sound effect words

onomatopoeia

300

What is called when words have the same ending sounds? 

Rhyme

300

Building tension 

conflict

400
Name three types of conflict

person vs. self, person, or nature

400

What are the text structures for how authors organize texts? 

cause and effect, problem and solution, compare/contrast, description, chronological order

400

extreme exaggeration

hyperbole

400
What are lines called in poetry? 

Stanzas, couplets (2), or quatrains (4)

400

Description you can imagine with all senses

imagery

500

What is the turning point in the story referred to? 

climax
500

What is a strategy you can use to add up the details in your own words along the way? 

Sum it Up

500

same initial sound repeated over and over again

alliteration

500

What are some HIRED words for zoom ins and zoom outs

Highlights, Indicates, Illustrates, Illuminates, Implies, Reveals, Reinforces, Exemplifies, Establishes, Depicts, Demonstrates

500

Describing something that happened in the past before jumping to the present

flashback

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