Narrative
The group of events that happen in a story, from the beginning to the very end
What is plot?
A group of lines in a poem that stick together to share one idea. You can think of it as a paragraph for a poem.
What is a stanza?
Information that is true and can be proven, like "the sun is a star."
What are facts?
A sentence where you tell your audience exactly how you feel about a topic, like "I think our school should have a longer recess!"
What is an opinion statement?
Different ways of sharing information, such as using words, pictures, or sounds
What is text modes?
The where and when a story takes place.
What is setting?
When two or more words have the same ending sound, like "blue" and "shoe" or "cat" and "hat."
What is rhyme?
The very last sentence or paragraph that wraps everything up and reminds the reader of the main idea.
What is a concluding statement or section?
Special "glue" words like because, therefore, or also that join your ideas together; these are very similar to conjunctions and transition words
What are linking words?
Parts of a book—like titles, pictures, or maps—that help you find information more easily
What are text features?
The most exciting or important part of the story where the main problem reaches its biggest point.
What is the climax?
A single row of words in a poem. Poems are often written in short lines instead of sentences that go all the way across the page.
What is a line?
The "tools" or special ways a writer shares information to make it easy to understand, like using a diagram, a heading, or a map
What are expository techniques?
A "big idea" that you say is true and that you are ready to prove to your reader with facts
What is a claim?
The way different people see or feel about the same thing; their point of view
What is perspective?
A specific genre of old stories that explains how the world was made or why things in nature happen
What is a myth?
The pattern of rhyming words at the end of the lines in a poem. Writers often use letters like A and B to show which lines rhyme with each other.
What is rhyme scheme?
The most important point or the "big thing" that a whole story or a paragraph is about.
What is the main idea?
The "whys" behind your opinion that help explain your claim and make your writing cohesive
What are supporting reasons?
The person or character who is telling the story
Who is the narrator?
The words we use to describe what a character is like on the inside, like being brave, kind, or shy.
What are character traits?
Rhyme Pattern
Roses are red
Violets are blue
I have hair on my head
And so do you!
The most important parts of a story or article that help you understand the main idea.
What are key details?
The special "tricks" or ways a writer tries to persuade someone to agree with their point of view, such as using very strong "feeling" words
What are opinion techniques?
To try and talk someone into believing or doing something
What is persuade?