Reading
Genres
Genres
I have stanzas instead of paragraphs and can follow whatever rules I want. What genre am I?
Poetry
Fix this sentence:
I went to the store and grabbed milk eggs and bread.
Add commas.
I went to the store and grabbed milk, eggs, and bread.
This is used to tell us what the entire story will be over
Title or Heading
Synonyms are ...
Words that have the same meaning
Problem and solution can also be called ...
Conflict and resolution
I am full of gods and goddesses to try and explain why certain things in nature are the way that they are. I am definitely fiction. What genre am I?
Myth
Make the following word plural:
Story
Stories
This is seen at the beginning of a story and helps us find the page number of certain chapters or sections of a book
Table of Contents
Homophones are ...
Words that sound the same, but are not spelled the same
What is the author's purpose?
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Persuade
I am a story about a person's life written by someone else. What genre am I?
Biography
What is an adjective?
A describing word
These are seen, most of the time, underneath photographs to explain what is going on in the photo
Captions
Theme is ...
The message or lesson the author wants to send
What is the effect in the following paragraph:
A tropical storm becomes a hurricane when winds reach at least 74 miles per hour. Hurricanes lead to major flooding and high winds that can damage entire cities. They are extremely dangerous!
Major flooding, high winds, damage to entire cities
I explain things to you and am almost always considered nonfiction. What genre am I?
Expository
How do we show ownership or possession in our writing?
Using a possessive noun by adding an apostrophe, then an 's.'
EX: John candy to John's candy
This is seen at the end of a text (mostly nonfiction) and gives us the definitions of important vocabulary
Glossary
Antonyms are ...
Words that mean the opposite of each other
What is the author's point of view?
I slowly stepped up to the front door and knocked twice. My heart was racing. I could feel my palms sweating and shaking. The door began to creak open. I wondered what was on the other side.
1st Person
I have parts that you can play and even give you directions on what to do when you read your lines. What genre am I?
Drama
What do we call the following words:
Won't I'm She'd He'll You're
Contractions
Bonus: For every 2 words that make each contraction you will earn 100 points.
This is seen at the end of a text (mostly nonfiction) and gives us the page numbers of certain keywords
Index
Homographs are ...
Words that look the same, but do not sound the same
What is the author's purpose?
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Persuade