Prefixes & Roots
Point of View
Types of Sentences
Author's Craft
Misc.
100

Meaning 'away from'

ex-/e-

100

Point of view using words such as, "I, we, me, my, our"

First Person

100

Tells something; ends with a period

Declarative 

100

What are the four types of text structure an author may use?

1. Sequential/Logical/Chronological

2. Compare and Contrast

3. Cause and Effect

4. Problem/Solution

100

What are context clues?

The words and sentences around an unknown word (can be clues to its meaning)

200

Meaning 'not' or 'non'

ir-/il-

200

Point of view using words such as, "He, she, they, their"

Third Person

200

Asks something; ends with a question mark

Interrogative 

200

What are the three purposes an author may have for writing a text?

1. Persuade

2. Inform

3. Entertain

200

What are the four literary elements?

1. Setting

2. Characters

3. Plot

4. Events

300

Meaning 'self'

Auto

300

Point of view using words such as, "You, your, yourself"

Second Person

300
Expresses strong feeling; ends with an exclamation point

Exclamatory

300

True or false? An author may have more than one purpose for writing a text

True

300

When making an inference, ____ + ____ = Understanding

Text Evidence + Background knowledge = Understanding
400

Meaning 'life'

Bio

400

Limited Point of View

The narrator knows and shares the thoughts of one character - often the main character (First Person)

400

Gives an order; ends with a period

Imperative

400

Cause and effect indicating words and phrases

Thus, so, consequently, if...then, then...so, this led to, as a result of, because, since

400

What is the central idea of a text?

What the text is mostly about

500

Meaning of 'autobiography'

The story of one's own life

500

Omniscient Point of View

The narrator knows everything and shares thoughts of all characters (Third Person)

500

Conjunctions used to create compound sentences

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

500

Five techniques an author may use to make his or her writing interesting and/or to communicate ideas to the reader 

1. Voice

2. Mood

3. Anecdote

4. Language

5. Hyperbole

500

Text clues to look for when determining the central idea of a text

Headings, visuals, first and/or last sentences, repeated words

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