Story Basics
When and where the story takes place
Setting
Tells or shows
Demonstrates
A text feature that shows places
Map
Words written below or next to an illustration that tells what it is about
Caption
Any type of picture or diagram
Illustration
Smaller facts or events in the story that may support the main idea
Detail
More than one word, but less than a sentence
Phrase
The name of a book or article
Title
The big idea – what and what about it
Main Idea
Helps to backup an idea. Evidence.
Supports
A picture with lables that shows the parts of something or how it works
Diagram
A longer title that tells what the book or article is about with more detail
Subtitle
The people or animals the story is about
Character
Details or facts from the story that help to prove an idea
Evidence
A text feature that shows important dates and events
Timeline
The name of a section, tells what it is going to be mostly about
Heading
The lesson about life that the author wants you to learn from the story
Theme
Words on a diagram that shows parts of something
Label