Fiction
Informational
Poetry
Drama
Persuasive
100
The lesson or message throughout the story.
What is a theme?
100
The reason biographies are written. 
What are to show the important events in someone's life that led to their accomplishments.  
100
Examples are rhyme scheme, internal rhyme alliteration, onomatopoeia, repetiotion.
What are sound effects?
100
The author of a drama or play.
What is a playwright?
100
To influence the reader or get the reader to believe or act a certain way.
What is the author's purpose of convice?
200
All the events throughout the story.
What is plot?
200
Examples are compare and contrast, sequential order, chronological order, cause and effect, or classification scheme.
What are organizational patterns?
200
The point of view the poem is being narrated by. 
Who is the speaker?
200
Words written in parenthesis or brackets which contain directions for the actors but are not spoken aloud.
What are stage directions?
200
The use of statements that stretch the truth in order to convince. 
What is exaggeration?
300
Things that must be included in a summary of a story. ***SWBST***
What is characters, problem (conflict) and solution (resolution) and BME?
300
Usually both fiction and biographies share this same element. This is the reason biographies are called Literary non fiction. 
What is characters, conflict, resolution?
300
Two ways to possibly summarize a poem.
What is look for the C,C,R if there is one, if not, look for the overall main idea?
300
Words written that create a sense of uncertainty and excitement about events to come in a story or drama.
What is suspense?
300
This is usually found in the beginning of a persuasive text. 
What is the author's argument?
400
This narrator reveals the thoughts and feelings of ALL the characters in a story.
What is third person omniscient?
400
Things that should be in a non fiction summary.
What are Main Idea for Subheading/Section, and BME?
400
Language which creates imagery in a poem

Examples: metaphor, simile, idioms, hyperbole, personification 

What is figurative language?
400
Shows that the setting or the time has changed in the drama.
What is scene?
400
A type of persuasive text structure which uses repetition of ideas, words, or sounds.
What is parallelism?
500
This provides clues or hints about what may happen later in the story. These hints are found toward the BEGINNING of the story!
What is foreshadowing?
500
The steps to finding main idea. 

What is:

1. Read the paragraph once. Ask Who? What?

2. Read 2nd time and underline repeated ideas, words. 

3. If you need to and have time make t-chart.

500
Examples are similes, metaphors, and personification.
What is figurative language?
500
A drama is a story written to be acted out in front of an audience. Therefore, the best way to summarize a drama is to look for these two things.
What is problem and solution?
500
The different types of reasons the author gives you to try and convince the reader. 
What are advantages (benefits) and disadvantages?
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