This and That
Editing
Vocabulary
Genre
Text Structures
100

It's a message or lesson that an author wants to convey. It is often implied; not directly stated.

What is theme?

100

The use of capitol letters in a sentence. 

What is the names of specific people, places, or things? 

See chart! 

100

What is the past tense of the following words?

talk

teach

rise

What is talked, taught, rose? 

100

A fiction story that takes place in a specific time period.

What is historical fiction? 

Example from our reading- Rikki Tikki Tavi

100

Describes someone's life experiences in a certain order

What is Chronological / Sequencing organizational patterns? 

200

How do you show that you know the Theme? 

What is text evidence?

200

The transitions are located?

What is the beginning of the paragraph?

200

The root word in Greek for love. 

What is phil? examples:

bibliophile- love of books 

philanthropy-  love to donation of money to good causes

philosophy- love of wisdom / knowledge

200

A suspenseful story about a puzzling event. 

What is mystery?

200

Looking for ways they are alike or different.

What is compare and contrast?

300

How do you know a story is written in third-person limited point of view?

What is- when you know the thoughts and feelings of only one main character, not all the characters. 

300

The problem is you do not know how to spell a word.

What is use the dictionary?

300

What is the correct way to compare two things using the word LARGE? 

-more larger

OR

-larger

What is LARGER? 

300

The story of a real person's life written by another person. 

What is biography?

300

Text attempts to solve something posed in the text.

What is problem solution?

400

What is the definition of theme?

What you learn from the story?  What is the moral of the story?

400

What is wrong with this sentence?

If Shelly study ahead of time, she could have talked to her teacher about the question before the test.  

What is the wrong verb tense?

See chart

400

The Prefix pre means? 

What is before?

400

Text that provide facts about a variety of topics. 

What is informational text?

400

Gives a number of details about one thing.

What is description?

500

When the reader has insight to the characters thoughts and feelings.

What is point of view?

500

Two words that need to be capitalized when in isolation.

What is the word A or I?

500

The suffix ful means?

What is full?  

Examples: 

careful

helpful 

painful

500

A story that uses fictional characters but could happen.

What is realistic fiction?

500

When people ask someone for help and the person gives the other person information. 

What is question and answer?

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