Genres
Fiction that is set in the past.
Historical Fiction
Literature that describes imaginary events and characters
Fiction
True or False: A simile compares two things using the words 'like' or 'as'
True
How long should you be reading for every night?
A half hour (30 minutes)
What kind of books are we reading for Unit 3?
Early American Historical Fiction
Fiction that deals with science and technology, and adventuring into the unknown.
Science Fiction
What is at the top of plot mountain?
Climax
words that imitate the sound they represent
onomatopoeia
How many historical fiction books do you have to read before the end of Q3?
5 books
What war is the focus of our classroom book library?
The Civil War
The author creates a magical world where anything can happen.
Fantasy
man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. nature goes with this literary term.
Conflict
My computer hates me.
personification
What is a genre?
A category
What is the name of the North and South?
The Union and the Confederacy
Verse that uses sounds, rhythm, and word choice to share ideas.
Poetry
The sudden moment when memories come back to a character.
A flashback
Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis
Hyperbole
What is a yankee?
A person from the North
What started the Civil War?
The attack on Fort Sumter
What was the first science fiction book ever written?
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley written in 1818
The message or lesson taken from a story
Theme
'She's an early bird.'
What kind of figurative language is this?
Metaphor
What are the good and bad guys called in a fiction story.
The good guys are the Protagonists and the bad guys are the Antagonists.
Name 3 characters from Bull Run
Oliver Brattle, Lilly Malloy, Shem Suggs, Nathaniel Epp, Tobey Boyce, General Irvin McDowel, Flora Wheelworth, Gideon Adams