Parts of speech
Adjective
A word that desribes the noun
BLUE bird, RED ball, YELLOW cat
Tall tale
an account (story) that is fanciful (magical) and difficult to believe.
Similie
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, using like or as.
Summarize
Give a brief statement of the main points of (something).
identifying the main idea or the “gist” of a text and restating it in your own words
Sequence
A particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other.
Noun
Person, Place, Thing,
This can also be the subject.
Fairytale
A children's story about magical and imaginary beings and lands.
Antonym
A word or phrase that is opposite in meaning to another word or phrase in the same language (e.g. bad and good )
Paraphrase
Express the meaning using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity.
Point of View
The narrator's position in relation to a story being told.
Verb
a word used to describe an action
Fiction
literature in the form of prose that describes imaginary events and people, something untrue.
Metaphor
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. Not using like or as.
Retell
Tell (a story) again or differently.
Must be chronological
Text Evidence
Information, facts, data, or direct quotations taken from a text (book, article, document) to support a claim, argument, or interpretation.
Adverb
A part of speech that modifies (describes) a verb, adjective, or another adverb, indicating how, when, where, or to what extent an action occurs
Biography
An account of someone's life written by someone else.
Onomatopoeia
the formation of a word from a sound (e.g., buzz and purr)
Synthasize
By combining parts or elements
Theme
Central idea
Punctuation
symbols within a sentence that help the reader know when to pause, stop ect.
Drama/Theatre
A form of performing art where actors tell a story through dialogue and action, designed to be presented on stage before a live audience
Personification
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
Dialogue
the written conversation between two or more characters,
Tone
The general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.