GENRE
ELEMENTS OF FICTION
MAIN IDEA
PARTS OF SPEECH
NONFICTION TEXT FEATURES/STRUCTURE
100

A make believe story with characters and a plot.

What is fiction?

100

The where and when (or place and time) of a story.

What is setting?

100

Lola is a very smart dog.  She is able to follow many commands like "sit" and "stay".  She barks to warn me if someone is at the door.  Lola also knows when to leave Mittens, the cat, alone so she won't get hurt by her claws.  

What is Lola is a very smart dog?

100

Which part of speech is a person, place, idea, or thing?

What is the noun?

100

The words that explain what a picture shows.

What is the caption?

200

A newspaper article with facts and information.

What is nonfiction?

200

The problem of a story.


What is conflict?

200

Valeria walked through the back door and left a track of mud in the living room.  She had been playing in the yard after the rain had stopped.  She then munched on some crackers and left crumbs all over the couch.  Finally, Valeria forgot to pick up her toys after playing with them.

What is Valeria is very messy.

200

in, at, to, under, around - Are examples of...


What is tell Prepositions?

200

The part of a nonfiction book that defines words.

What is a glossary?


300

An account of someone's life written by someone else.


What is a biography?

300

The sequence of events in a story.


What is the plot?

300

Dogs bark and cats meow when hungry.  A wolf will howl to "speak" with his pack.  Deer raise their tails to let the other deer know that an enemy is near.  

What is animals communicate in different ways?

300

jump, fishes, is, was, - Are examples of...

What is verbs?

300

Tells the topics or chapters that are in the book and what page you can find them.

What is the Table of Contents?

400

A story of a real person's life written by that person.

What is an autobiography?

400

The lesson (main message) given in a story.



What is the theme?

400

Jacob's mom wasn't feeling very well.  She had a fever and stayed in bed all day.  Jacob tried to make her feel better by giving her cool drinks and sitting by her side.  He also cooked dinner and cleaned up the bathroom.  

What is Jacob tried to help his sick mother?

400

Happy, ugly, rich, brown, - Are examples of...

What is adjectives?

400

Tells the topics or chapters that are in the book and what page you can find them.

What is the Table of Contents?



500

A fictional story with magic, events that happen in three's, good and evil, royalty, and often starts with "Once upon a time".

What is a fairy tale?

500

What makes up a character's personality?


What are character traits?


500

Beehives have about 20,000 bees that live in them. There are three types of bees and each one has a specific job.  There is one queen, drones, and worker bees.  The bees work together to make everything work well.

What is bees have different jobs?

500

quietly, well, then, near - Are examples of...


What is adverbs?


500

Tells the names of specific parts of a diagram, illustration, or photograph.

What is a label?

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