Point of View
When the narrator is not a character in the story. Hint: You often see he/she.
What is third person point of view?
Words like "hiss" "screech" and "bang."
What is onomatopoeia?
Text that gives the reader information or explains something.
What is informational/non-fiction text?
Where and when the story takes place.
What is the setting?
A type of writing that tells a story.
What is a narrative/literary?
When the narrator is also a character in the story.
What is first person?
When words means something different than what they say.
What an figurative language?
The most important point the writer is trying to make.
What is the main idea?
What is the structure of fiction that includes the sequence of events?
What is plot?
A type of writing that gives information or explains.
What is expository/non-fiction writing?
Name the point of view: He looked into my eyes, and I immediately knew he was lying. The sweat beading on his wrinkled forehead was another clue. I hated him even more than I thought I ever could before. Betrayal.
What is first person?
What is an idiom?
Less important points the prove the main idea is true.
What are supporting details?
The part of plot where loose ends are tied up.
What is the falling action?
When a writer makes big changes to their writing such as eliminating paragraphs or moving sentences.
What is revising?
Her eyes softly scratched the surface of my fear.
What is personification?
Compare/contrast, problem/solution, description, sequence/order, and cause/effect
What are text structures?
The most dramatic part of a story that creates a turning point.
What is the climax?
When a writer makes small changes to their writing such as adding punctuation or correcting misspelled words.
What is editing?
When the narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.
What is omniscient?
The ox was a boulder as he rolled down the steep hill.
What is metaphor?
Name the text structure: Soccer is played in many countries. It is know in some countries as “football.” It is a popular sport around the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to today.
What is Description?
This sets the conflict and plot into motion.
What is the inciting incident?
Taking a written text and putting it in your own words while still giving credit to the author.
What is paraphrasing?