Informational Text
an assertion offered as evidence that something is true
What is an ARGUMENT?
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction
What is a CHARACTER?
the use of vivid sensory language in literature
What is IMAGERY?
examine & note the similarities/differences
What is to COMPARE?
a word that expresses an opposite meaning
What is an ANTONYM?
the perspective from which a story is told
What is the POV?
What is an AUTOBIOGRAPHY?
a brief description accompanying an illustration
What is a CAPTION?
the context and environment in which something is situated
What is SETTING?
attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
What is PERSONIFICATION?
decide something by using reasoning skills
What is to CONCLUDE?
to cause someone to adopt a certain position/belief
What is to PERSUADE?
narration from the point of view of the speaker/narrator
What is 1st PERSON POV?
the reason a story is written--to persuade, inform, entertain or explain
What is AUTHOR'S PURPOSE?
an assertion that something is true or factual
What is a CLAIM?
opposition in a work of fiction between characters or foes
What is CONFLICT?
a figure of speech using 'like' or 'as' to compare things that are not alike
What is SIMILE?
a short passage/piece from a larger literary work
What is an EXCERPT?
express the same message in different/brief words
What is PARAPHRASE or SUMMARIZE?
narration from the POV of those being described
What is 3rd PERSON POV?
words that represent sounds (bang, crash, boing)
What is ONAMATOPOEIA?
the last section of a communication
What is the CONCLUSION?
the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
What is DIALOGUE?
a transition in a story to an earlier event or scene
What is a FLASHBACK?
a conclusion you can draw based on known evidence
What is an INFERENCE?
parts of a text that standout (diagram, table of contents, pictures, etc.)
What are TEXT FEATURES?
the story is told to the reader as "you" creating an immersive, direct or conversational tone
What is 2nd PERSON?
a story written to be performed by actors or a play
What is DRAMA?
a methodical & orderly manner or approach
What is ORGANIZATION?
a series of plot events that build up toward the climax
What is RISING ACTION?
to indicate that something is going to happen by giving small clues
What is FORESHADOW?
a personal belief or judgement
What is an OPINION?
clues that help the reader determine the meaning of a word
What are CONTEXT CLUES?
the narrator reports events from an outsider's perspective, without access to any character's internal thoughts
What is 3rd PERSON OBJECTIVE?
instructions for actors to follow
What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
the subject matter of a writing, conversation or discussion
What is the TOPIC?
the decisive moment in a novel or play
What is the CLIMAX?
the quality that reveals the attitudes of the author
What is the TONE?
the way the main complication/problem of a literary work is settled
What is the RESOLUTION?
what a piece of writing is mainly about
What is MAIN/CENTRAL IDEA?
the narrator is outside the story , focusing one the thought, actions & feelings of only ONE character
What is 3rd PERSON LIMITED?
letter or letters added to the beginning or end of a word to change it's form or usage
What is an AFFIX/PREFIX/SUFFIX?
an unproved statement advanced as a premise in an argument
What is a THESIS?
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary work
What is THEME?
to form a mental picture of something
What is VISUALIZE?
use of the same consonant sound at the beginning of multiple words
What is ALLITERATION?
to conclude/figure something out by using reasoning
What is INFER/INFERENCE?
a "god-like" all-knowing narrator who, while outside the story, has access to the thoughts, feelings & motivations of ALL characters
What is 3rd PERSON OMNISCIENT?
a brief statement of main events of a story
What is a SUMMARY?