I Know My Reading Genre
This reading genre is used to entertain the reader. It is often told from 3rd person point of view. However, it can be told from 1st person. It has roles/characters. What Genre am I?
What is drama
When a text has directions in [brackets] or (parentheses), what is that called?
What is stage direction.
What is meant by the message of a story?
What is the lesson the character(s) learned in the story.
TEACHER NOTE: It's a deep rooted value or moral.
What does the prefix sub- mean?
What is underneath
This is the way characters engage with each other. What is another word that could replace engage?
What is interact/interactions/relationships
This reading genre is used to entertain. It can be told from 3rd or 1st person. It tells a story and often is has plot involved. What genre am I?
what is fiction or literary fiction
What do the stage directions do?
It tells the reader what the character(s) actions.
How do I determine the theme of a story?
Use the message the character(s) have learned and categorize it.
TEACHER NOTE:
example: the songs just the two of us. (love and fatherhood)
What does the prefix un- mean?
What is not or redo
What does each letter in RACE stand for?
What is Restate, Answer, Cite, and Evidence
This genre can be tricky. It sounds like it could actually happen to you. It has a real problem and solution What reading genre am I?
What is realistic fiction
This reading genre has lines and scenes, what genre is it?
What is drama
What is meant when a question asks about the section of a text?
What is a part of the story.
How do I look up words in the dictionary?
What is...
1. look for the 1st letter.
2. Use the guide to help you pinpoint your word.
3. look for the 2nd letter.
4. look for the 3rd letter.
5. scan for your word.
What does it mean when an answer choice is italicized?
The answer comes directly from the text.
This reading genre has a lot of figurative language in it, some say you can even hear it up above your head. What reading genre is it?
What is poetry.
If a phrase uses like or as it is a...
What is a simile.
What is meant when a question asks about the selection?
What is the whole text.
How do I count syllables in a word?
What is waiting for your jaw to drop. Each time it drops that is a one syllable.
When I say when the pimple pops, what does that mean?
What is the climax.
This genre has some real dates and people. However, it can be fiction at the same time. What genre am I?
Historical fiction
This genre has has lines and stanzas. It can rhyme or not rhyme. What is this genre called?
What is poetry.
What is meant when by the following statement...
The sweater looked a thousand years old.
The sweater was really old!
When should I use a coma?
In list, dates, the use of FANBOYS, and after a phrase.
What are all the parts in plot mountain?
What is..
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution