Narrative Texts
This word definitely indicates that I'm reading a narrative text.
What is a story?
This term definitely shows me that I am reading an informational text.
What is an article?
This word refers to the storyline or the sequence of events in a narrative.
What is the plot?
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Often students think that staying up all night to study will help them do well, when it really just tires them out.
These are 4 different types of common poems.
What are haikus, shape poems, limericks, ABBA, ABAB, rhymes, acrostic, bio-poems, beat-poetry, spoken word...?
This structural element is always in a narrative text but almost never in an informational text.
What is plot? or a story line?
This annotation strategy for informational texts helps me to identify the most important information.
What is the "4 I's"?
Individual
Impact
Idea
Important Details
Often used in prompts, this term means to grow, change, or make better, and can be used in both narrative and informational texts.
What is to develop?
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African Boa constrictors are one of the deadliest killers on earth; they strangle their prey by wrapping around them and squeezing very tightly.
This is the meaning of unbecoming in the following sentence:
The bright orange and pink jumpsuit was very unbecoming on the red-haired girl, the colors totally clashed and it looked terrible on her!
What is ugly, unflattering, not nice to look at, unfit?
This is the most helpful checklist for annotating a narrative text in a test situation. (The acronym and meaning of each letter for full points).
What is CCCTT?
(Character, Conflict, Change, Theme, Tone)
When reading an informational text I should always be thinking about this as I read.
What is the central idea or main point the author is trying to teach readers?
A Word Gen word, this means to make very clear.
What is the verb to specify?
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The Alaskan eskimos used the whale blubber to keep the oil lamp lit, well through the night, so that they could read the books they were reading.
These are 4 different types of figurative language.
What are similes, metaphors, personification, imagery, hyperbole, sarcasm...?
This narrative technique is marked by quotation marks and often reveals how characters feel, think and act.
What is dialogue?
These types of facts are usually in informational texts and almost never present in narrative texts.
What are statistics and hard facts?
This word is found in prompts, texts and even on a student-made outline, it means to look at closely, or think about.
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What is analysis?
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Nearly 100% of students who take the ELA state exam will get their results from the state in the fall, when they go back to school.
What are:
Introduction, Body Paragraphs, Conclusion
Claim, Context, Topic Sentences, Evidence, Analysis, Restate Claim and Closure
What is the theme, written in universal language?
These words and genres of texts are NOT informational texts.
What are...?
Stories, science fiction, fiction, folktales, historical fiction, realistic fiction, fantasy, anime, comic books...
What is to contribute to the development of... ?
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Nutritious snacks are a way better choice for students who are studying and taking assessments, because it promotes strong brain function and higher-ordered thinking.
The meaning of the word bedouin in the following sentence:
Muhammed spent most of his childhood living with a bedouin family, they lived as traveling herders, moving from camp to camp with their animals in the Arabian desert.