Poetry
The sun shone like a light blub
Simile
Fiction is what type of story
Not real, fake
What does SCR stand for
Short Constructed Respone
Non fiction tells about
real people, places, events, real life items
A reading piece that includes dialogue and is acted out is called
A Drama
Buzz, sizzle, boom are examples of
Onomatopoeia
The beginning of the story that introduces us to the characters and setting is conisdered
The Context
What do the letter R.A.C.E stand for
Restate
Answer
Cite
Explain
Clues that tell us a text is non fiction include (Name at least 3)
The "bad" guy in a fiction piece is also called
The Antagonist
The division of a poem composed of two or more lines or what we might consider paragraphs in writing are called
Stanzas
The main character that is good is considered the
Protagonist
When you are writing a thesis statement how many reasons should you give
Two Reasons
A lego manual is considered a
Procedural Text
A writing that is trying to convince someone of something
Persuasive or Argumentative
The sun kissed the flowers early each morining is an example of
Personification
The part of the story where the most excitment happens and everything comes to the peak is known as
The Climax
How do you know on STAAR that you should write a SCR vs. and ECR
SCR will be a question only
ECR will have a question plus a list of items you should include such as a clearly stated thesis statement, organized, etc.
An oral presentation of ideas, beliefs, or proposals is called a
Speech
Italicized words in a drama
Stage directions
The book weighs a ton is an example of
Hyperbole
What types of conflict can the main characters face in a fiction story (Name 3)
Man vs. Self
Man vs. man
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. society
Man vs. Technology
When you are writing an ECR what needs to be included
Thesis state with two reasons
Body Paragraph 1 with first reason using RACE
Body Paragraph 2 with second reason using RACE
Conclusion which includes restating the thesis and truism or action statement
A short work of nonfiction that focuses on a single subject is known as
essay or article
Trying to figure of the meaning of a word using context clues
Inferencing or Infer