Genres
Name a genre.
Biography, Autobiography, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Realistic Fiction, Science Fiction, Informational
What does cent mean?
One hundred
What are the two categories of genre?
Fiction, nonfiction
What is an area in the desert where there are plants and water?
oasis
What is the difference between a monologue and a dialogue?
Monologue - one person talking
Dialogue - two or more people talking
In Mysteries, there is sometimes a feeling of ...
Suspense
What does naut/nav mean?
Ship
What are two things you should do as part of thinking before reading?
What are the two deserts in Africa?
Sahara and Kalahari
What nursery rhyme was based on the Bubonic Plague?
Ring around the Rosie
What are five things you notice about Informational Texts?
Table of Contents, Headings/subheadings, Pictures, Bolded Words, Diagrams/charts, etc., Glossary, Index, Captions
What are the two words that define path?
Suffer and feel
What is the difference between denotation and connotation?
Denotation- definition from the dictionary
Connotation - the feeling a word gives you
What are natural and human processes that turn fertile land into a desert?
Desertification.
What was an adversity the Isobel, the lord's daughter, faced?
Her father would be angry about her gown being ruined.
Her blue gown was ruined.
People dislike her because they are jealous.
What are three possible settings of Science Fiction?
Real, fantasy, or in the future
What are the two words that define itis?
Inflammation and swelling
What are three cause/effect key words?
Because, so, if, therefore, since, consequently, as a result
On what continent is the The Outback?
Australia
Merchants and artisans banding together in special organizations for each trade and craft is an example of a ...
guild
What are three things a detective uses to solve a problem/mystery?
Skills, clues, and interviews
Say a word that contains the root ante.
Antebellum, ante meridiem,
What is the fourth part of story structure?
Resolution
In what desert is the Devil's Highway?
Sonoran Desert
What is a pilgrimage?
a journey to a sacred place