Name that Genre
Includes stage directions, dialogue, and is performed on a stage.
Drama.
Language that is not literal; creative, descpriptive language
Figurative Language
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
BONUS: What specific genre does this story qualify as?
Fiction - Fantasy
The perspective an author chooses to tell a story from is called.
Bonus: Name the 3 types that we need to know as 6th graders
Point of View
1st Person, 3rd Person Limited, 3rd Person Omniscient
What is Mrs. May's favorite color
yellow
This type of text often features two authors with different viewpoints discussing the same topic.
Argumentative.
a comparison of two things using like or as
Simile
Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry
BONUS: What specific genre does this story qualify as?
Fiction - Realistic Fiction
The universal lesson the author wants the reader to learn
Theme
How many years has Mrs. May been teaching?
6
A narrative that reads like fiction, however is written about real people, places, or things.
Literary Non-Fiction.
Her long hair was a flowing golden river.
BONUS: What does her hair look like?
Metaphor
A newspaper article about the effects of Covid-19 in schools.
BONUS: What organizational pattern would the author likely use for this article?
Non-Fiction - Cause and Effect
Conflict
I could have dropped my _____. (Spelling counts!)
Croissant
This genre requires following stanzas and line structures. Recognizing rhyme scheme and creating mental images is required in order to create a deeper understanding.
Poetry.
Mrs. May was so tired she hit the hay as soon as she got home.
BONUS: What does hit the hay mean?
Idiom
Refugee by Alan Gratz
BONUS: What specific genre does this story qualify as?
Fiction - Historical
The sequence of events in a story
Bonus: What are the five parts of plot?
Plot
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Take responsibility for all words and actions
Also called informational, is writing that explains or defines something. You will write this type of esssay in 7th grade for your Writing STAAR
Expository.
The scent of vanilla overwhelmed me as warm air from the open oven door blew past me.
BONUS: What two senses are being appealed to?
Sensory Language
A Biography about Mrs. May's life, written by Mrs. May
BONUS: What specific genre does this story qualify as?
Non-Fiction - Autobiography
This section of text introduced 3 essential parts of fiction... What are those 3 things?
He wasn’t used to the sounds of this new flat, the smaller one he and his family had been forced to move into. They couldn’t afford their old place, not since the Nazis told Josef’s father he wasn’t allowed to practice law anymore because he was Jewish. Across the room, Josef’s little sister, Ruth, was still asleep.
Setting, Conflict, and Characters
Mrs. May is thinking of a number between 1-100.
She will write it on a post it note