Genres
A story with made up characters, but it could happen in real life.
Realistic Fiction
Retelling the most important parts of the story.
Summary
Chronological Order
A tornado blew the roof off the house, and as a result, the family had to find another place to live.
Cause
Uses the words like or as to compare two things
Simile
Has facts, charts, photographs, captions, headings
Informational Text
Why the author wrote the story
Author's Purpose
This text discusses the similarities and differences between two or more things.
Compare and Contrast
Because the alarm was not set, we were late for work.
Effect
An exaggeration
Hyperbole
The story of a real person's life written by another person.
Biography
The position that the author takes on a subject.
Argument
The author shows us a problem and tells how it is solved.
Problem and Solution
What is the effect? He broke his arm. The doctor put it in a cast.
The doctor put it in a cast.
Giving human qualities to objects or things
Personification
Uses rhyme, rythm, and senses
Poetry
This text structure explains the events and why they happened.
Cause and Effect
What is the cause? I flipped the light switch. The light came on.
I flipped the light switch.
A word that makes it's sound when read
Onomatopoeia
A story with a puzzle that is not usually solved until the end.
Mystery
How the problem is solved
Solution
This text structure describes the characteristics of something.
Descriptive
I had to get the mop since I spilled my juice.
Cause
Compares two things without using like or as
Metaphor