Point of View
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Poetry
Vocabulary
100
What does the acronym P.O.V. stand for?

Point of View

100

A genre of text that uses imaginary characters, events, and places.

Fiction

100

A genre of text that uses facts and information.

Non-Fiction / Informational

100

A genre of text that uses figurative language, stanzas, and often rhyming words?

Poetry

100

What suffix is USUALLY added to verbs when the text is written in past tense?

-ed

200

I, Me, My are pronouns used for what point of view?

1st person!

200

Which 4 square notes do you use when you notice the text has illustrations, characters, and conversation quotations?

CASPER

200

Which 4 square notes do you use when you notice the text has photographs and captions, subtitles, and facts?

Central Idea and Detail CHUNKING

200

Are the rhyming words in a poem found at the start or at the end of the lines?

End of the lines

200

Calirose told me a short anecdote about her trip to Disney during Good Things this morning! It sounded like she had fun! What is an anecdote?

a short story

300

They, Them, He, She, It are pronouns used for what point of view?

3rd Person

300

What does the A in CASPER stand for? What do we write?

Adjectives describing the main character in the beginning, middle and end.

300

Do I read the entire text and then take notes? If not, how do I do it?

NO! Read a chunk then stop and jot notes.

300

Do I have to write 4 square notes for a poem?

NO

300

Is an apostrophe ( ' ) needed to make something plural?

NO

400
I walked in the room and stared at Ethan. He caught my eyes and exclaimed, "what you looking at, Lauren?!" Is this story told from Ethan's or Lauren's POV? 

Lauren's

400

What does the C stand for in CASPER?

Characters

400

What is the difference between a chronological text structure and descriptive text structure?

A chronological text structure tells events in order; a descriptive text structure explains/shows/highlights and describes.

400
Can a poem have a message or theme?

YES!

400

The events of the story in order is called the what?

The plot!

500

What do we write in the R box for CASPER?

Resolution and Message (THEME)

500

To paraphrase is to --

Restate the story in our own words, but keeping the meaning the same.

500

Using describing words that makes the reader visualize pictures as they read is called what?

Imagery

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