Literary Elements
What is the literary element that describes where the story is taking place?
The setting
What are the groups of words called?
Stanzas
What is central idea?
What the whole passage is all about.
What can a character trait NOT be?
Emotions
What is the literary element that explains who is in the story?
Characters
True or False
All poems rhyme.
False
What do you need in order to support the central idea?
Evidence from the text.
What is a character trait?
How you would describe someone to somebody else.
What are the three things that we can look at when determining the setting?
Time
Season
Place
What does it mean for a poem to have rhythm?
It can be put to a beat.
Informational/Non-fiction
Jean told Mary that she was happy. She said this was a character trait. Is she correct?
No. Emotion is not a character trait.
Who is the main character in the story, "Maybe Something Beautiful?" What is the setting?
Mira and in the city.
What do poets make sure to include in their poems so that their readers are interested.
Emotions
True or False
The central idea of "Places We Go" is that the grocery store is a cool place to go.
Sandy told Lillian that she was helpful. Sandy said this was an internal character trait. Is she correct?
Yes.
Why is it important to know the setting and characters in the text?
It helps us understand the story better.
What is a poem?
Is a central idea one word or a full sentence to describe the whole idea of a text?
Full sentence
What's the difference between an internal character trait or an external character trait?
Internal character trait - How they think and act.
External character trait - Physical traits - what they look like.