literary terms 1
what are words with the same or similar meanings
what are synonyms
subjects in a story
what are the characters
what every first word should begin with
what is a capital letter
different types of books (ex. fantasy, biography..)
what are genres
where the main ideas should be introduced in your essay
what is the first paragraph
when you "guess"
what is inference
where a story takes place
what is the setting
fixing mistakes
what is editing
understanding what you read
what is comprehension
what needs to be in each paragraph to "explain" your thoughts
what are supporting details
when you think something isn't going to happen and it does
what is irony
what a story is about
what is the plot/main idea
the completed story
what is the final copy
a way to help understand vocabulary words
what are context clues
questions marks, periods, exclamation marks.....
what is punctuation
how a story makes you "feel"
what is mood
starting a story at the end
what is flash forward
the number of paragraphs an essay should be
what is 5
where you find the page numbers for stories in an English text book
what is the table of contents
names of people, places, holidays (these need to be capitalized)
what are common nouns
retelling a story in no more than 3-5 sentences
what summarizing
starting a story in the past
what is flashback
this is the number of main ideas your essay should consist of
what is 3
what is found in the back of a book to help you find different things/information
what is the index
what is point of view