Plot
What is the setting of the story?
Where/when the story takes place
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this point of view...
First Person
What is a simile?
a comparison between two things using like or as.
What does it mean to summarize?
A brief account of the main points in a text in a writer’s own words.
What is cause and effect?
the use of the word as a result of something else that happens in the text
The problem of the story
Conflict
What is fiction?
refers to plot, setting, and characters created from imagination
What is a metaphor?
A direct comparison of things without using like or as.
What does it mean to infer?
An idea formed by combining textual evidence and one’s own reasoning and background knowledge.
What does it mean to make a prediction?
an informed guess about what will happen next
What is the MOST exciting part of the story called?
The climax
What is dialogue?
a conversation between characters
"Ouch!", "Boom!", "Pow!" are all examples of what?
Onomatopeia
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To tell how things are the same or different.
What is text evidence?
a quote directly from the text to support your answer
What is the last part of the story called?
The resolution
What is chronological order?
in the order of time
What is a hyperbole?
a huge exaggeration
What does it mean to annotate?
a question or comment written directly on the text
What are context clues?
hints in the text that the reader can use to infer the meaning of an unfamiliar words
What is plot?
Who is a protagonist?
who the story revolves around and usually has a problem to solve
What is personification?
gives human qualities or emotions to non-human entities or objects
What does it mean to make a prediction?
Use evidence from a text to say what may happen next, what events may unfold or how a character may behave.
What is genre?
categories used to group different types of literary work