Fiction or Nonfiction
Inferences
Types of Stories
Literary Terms
Elements of Writing
100
Harry Potter is this type of story.
Fiction
100
She moved with surprising grace, twirling in place and leaping in the air as if weightless. (What is this person?)
A dancer, "Twirling," "Leaping," "Grace."
100
A person's life story.
Biography
100
A comparison using 'like,' or 'as.'
A simile.
100
This is what you call the people in a story.
Characters
200
A science textbook is this type.
Nonfiction.
200
He sped down the highway, roaring as he passed me.
A man driving a car, "Highway" "Sped" "Roaring"
200
A person's life story, but told from their own perspective.
Autobiography
200
A comparison that does not use 'like,' or 'as.'
Metaphor.
200
The main events in a story.
The plot.
300
A instruction manual is this type.
Nonfiction.
300
Sneakily, the masked man fiddled with the window, unlocking it with a gentle click and quietly entering the house.
A robber, "Masked" "Sneakily" "Unlocking a window"
300
A special type of story told by a script, with actors and actresses.
A play.
300
Giving objects that are not alive a living quality. Example: The thrown eraser flew through the air like a tiny bird.
Personification
300
Type of fiction that contains elements of science.
Science fiction.
400
The Wind in the Willows is this type.
Fiction.
400
She consistently pointed to the board throughout the lecture to emphasize the lesson.
Teacher, "board," "lecture," "lesson,"
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A story of more than 30,000 words, written from the perspective of a main character. Harry Potter is an example of this.
A novel.
400
A word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language.
Synonym
400
Sometimes a writer needs to explain how things are similar or different. When they do that, they're using this strategy.
Compare and contrast.
500
Winnie and the Pooh is this type.
Fiction.
500
He wrote quickly and quietly, filling in answer after answer with decision and determination to pass.
Student taking a test, "Wrote," "Answer" "Pass"
500
A story that usually has around 20,000 words or less and can be read in one sitting.
A short story.
500
1.A word or phrase that means the opposite as another word or phrase in the same language. Example: Light and dark.
Antonym
500
The lesson or main point of the story.
Theme.
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