Account
What does account mean?
Account is a written or oral report of an event.
Name four text structures.
-chronology
-cause/effect
-problem and solution
-comparison
What is a subject area word?
A subject area word is a word that is only used in certain subjects or topics.
What is first person point of view?
Telling their own story, uses pronouns such as I, me, my, etc. Describes their own thoughts and feelings.
What does the root word bio mean?
Bio means life.
What is a firsthand account?
A firsthand account is a description of an event by someone who was there to experience it.
When an author uses the problem solution text structure, how are they organizing their thoughts?
They will identify the problem and then the solution.
What is an academic word?
An academic word is a word that can be used in many different subjects throughout education.
What is third person point of view?
Tells the story of someone else
Uses the character's names
Narrator is not in the story
What is a preposition?
A preposition connects a noun or pronoun to the rest of the sentence. Shows the position of the noun.
What is a secondhand account?
A secondhand account is a description of an event that was researched or they were told about. They were not there to experience the event.
What is the following text structure of this passage?
Jack and Jill ran up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after.
Chronology
Give three examples for a subject area word in science.
hypothesis, photosynthesis, organism, chemistry, etc.
What is the difference between first and third person point of view?
First person tells their own story and third person tells the story of someone else. Different pronouns are used.
Give three examples of prepositions.
Behind, in front of, next to, among, etc.
What will the author include if it is firsthand account?
-thoughts and opinions
-feelings
-first person point of view
-very specific details
Why do authors use text structures?
To organize their thoughts and ideas throughout the text.
Give three examples of an academic word?
Determine, process, compare, etc.
What is the point of view?
"I went to the store yesterday and bought groceries for the week" said Julie to Henry.
Third person point of view
What is a root word?
Root words help us find the meaning of words.
What will the author include if it is a secondhand account?
-key facts
-information from several sources
Write a short story that uses the text structure of comparison.
Teacher will decide.
Write a sentence that contains an academic word.
Ex: I am learning to determine order of adjectives.
Academic word: determine
Who is telling the story if it is in third person point of view?
The narrator
Order the following adjectives:
gray, comfortable, big
I was sitting on the __________ _______ _____ couch.
I was sitting on the comfortable big gray couch.