What's the Genre?
I am a real event that actually happened. I'm told like a story. Am I: A fable or narrative non-fiction?
Narrative non-fiction
I'm a picture that is drawn by a person. Am I a photograph or an illustration?
An illustration
A person in a story is called what? A plot or a character?
A character
What should you always do to the first word of a sentence as well as to all proper nouns?
capitalize
Which word is a compound word?
bookshelf or running
bookshelf
I am a writing genre that explains something or gives real information and facts about a topic: Am I expository text or fiction?
expository text
I'm the small text found near a picture that provides important information about the picture. What am I? A caption or a chart?
A caption
The time or place of a story? Is it the theme or the setting
the setting
How could I combine these two sentences together?I
"I like to read." "I like to draw."
I like to read and draw.
What part of this word disrespectful is the prefix?
dis, respect, or ful?
dis
I tell the story of a person's life, but I'm written by another person. Am I a biography or an autobiography?
biography
I'm a picture of a big area, like a city or a country. What am I?
a map
Who are the 5 main characters in the story, "Wolf!" that we read this fall?
the wolf, the duck, the sheep, the pig, and the cow
What are the two main parts of a sentence?
the subject and the predicate
Give me an example of a sequence word or phrase?
First, then, next, after...etc
I'm a made up story. Am I fiction or non-fiction?
fiction
I'm a picture that shows you the names of the different parts of a flower. Am I a diagram or a chart?
a diagram
What is the setting of the story "Dream Catcher" that we read this fall about the native American boy?
the little boy's house and his school
What are the four sentence types?
statement, command, exclamation, and question
Give me an example of a multiple meaning word.
bat, fly, swing...etc
I'm a short story that teaches a lesson about life or gives advice on how to live. The characters in my story are usually animals. What am I?
a fable
I'm the title at the top of a page or section of a book.
the heading
What is the plot of the story, "Room to Grow," with Kiku and her family from Japan?
A Japanese family moved to Oregon. They had no backyard, so they grew a garden inside their home. Kiku's friend, Jill, and her mother came for a visit and her mother asked if Kiku's family would help them make a community garden. It became a wonderful project where they could share their culture, and they helped their new community with their great gardening skills.
How is a paragraph like a big juicy hamburger?
(teacher will decide if answer is sufficient)
Is this a metaphor or a simile?
"You are a shining star."
metaphor