Text Structure
What is synthesizing?
How your thinking changes throughout the story.
What does it mean to persuade?
To get someone to do something or believe in something.
Are these two words homophones?
Sea and see
Yes. Because they are spelled differently and have different meanings, but they sound the same.
What is hyperbole?
An over-exaggeration
"I have a million things to do today."
What does it mean to entertain?
To tell someone a story.
True or False:
Argumentative text is when the author chooses a topic and defends it using STRAIGHT FACTS.
What is a supporting detail?
A part of the story or sentence that supports the main idea.
Pop, whip, slurp, moo, meow, burp, swish, splat, pow, oink, poof etc.
Is this sentence a simile or metaphor?
She is as bright as the sun.
Simile
Simile's use like or as two compare to things.
What are the four parts of a poem?
-Line
-Stanza
-Rhyme Schemes
What are the five elements of plot?
1. Exposition
2. Rising Action
3. Climax
4. Falling Action
5. Resolution
What is the effect in this sentence?
I didn't do my laundry, so I had to use the pants I wore yesterday.
"so I had to use the pants I wore yesterday."
What is a homophone?
Words that sound the same, but have different meanings and spellings.
What is an onomatopoeia?
I'm not looking for the word. I am looking for the definition.
A sound effect in a story, poem, or song.
What is C in CHAMPS?
Conversation: Noise Level
What is climax?
The turning point of the story.
What is main idea/central idea?
What the story is all about.
True or False:
A simile uses the words like or as two compare two things.
True.
What is personification?
Making something in the sentence that is not human and giving it human abilities.
The stars danced at night.
True or False:
Masks are required to be worn inside unless you are eating or drinking.
True
What is exposition?
-The beginning of the story
-The characters and setting are introduced
What does retelling a story include?
-Characters
-Setting
-Big events in the beginning, middle, and end of the story
What is a metaphor?
A sentence that compares two things without using the words like or as.
True or False:
A metaphor uses the words like or as.
False
What are the three elements of authors purpose?
Hint: P.I.E
Persuade, Inform, and Entertain