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VOCAB
NONFICTION TYPES
NONFICTION TEXT STRUCTURE
EXTRA
100

Making a good guess of what’s to come in a story based on the title, the artwork, and what has happened so far.

Predictions

100

What is a synonym for turmoil?

disorder

100

What is nonfiction?

Based on true information!

100

Uses details to describe something.

Description

100

Also known as the monomyth, the ...... is the common template of stories that involve a hero who goes on an adventure, is victorious in a decisive crisis, and comes home changed or transformed.

Hero's journey

200

Reacting and responding to what you read through emotions, thoughts, and words.

Reactions and Response

200

What is a synonym for inhibit?

stop

200

Exposes information by telling and revealing information about a person, place, event, object, or process.

Expository

200

Gives instructions, describes events in order, supports a claim.

Sequence/Process

200

What is a synonym?

 A word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language.

300

 Pausing to ask questions about what confuses you and what you are curious about.

Questions

300

When is Lesson 2 Assignment due?

Monday!

300

Uses descriptive, vivid, sensory language to describe a person, object, place, or event.

Descriptive

300

Reveals similarities and differences.

Compare/Contrast

300

What are context clues?

Hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words.


400

Relating your life, other literature, or the world in general to the story.

Connections

400

What is the little bird's name (our hero)?

Piper!

400

Persuades, convinces, urges readers to agree with (and perhaps even take action to accomplish) an author's opinion.

Persuasive

400

Shows how one thing leads to another.

Cause/Effect

400

Who are Piper's mentors/helpers?

The crab and her father

500

Making judgments about the story and the author’s style.

Evaluations

500

What is Piper afraid of?

The water!

500

Uses the elements of setting, characters, conflict, and beginning-to-end structure to tell someone or something's story.

Narrative 

500

Problem/Solution

Identifies a problem and offers a solution.

500

What is the cave and treasure symbolic of?

Our fears and wishes/goals

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