Got Genres?
This genre consists of books that contain stories that could actually happen and are true to life.
What is realistic fiction?
A comparison of two unlike things using the terms “like” or “as”.
What is a simile?
The time and place in which a story occurs.
What is setting?
This is the name of SRM’s online library catalog.
What is Destiny?
To note the similarities and/or dissimilarities between things or ideas.
What is "compare"?
This is a type of speculative fiction that deals with futuristic advances in STEM.
What is science fiction?
These are exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
What are hyperboles?
This is how the author shows readers what a character in a literary selection is like; in other words, it is how the author creates the people in the book.
What is characterization?
This is the area of the library where you would find the call number B LEW.
What is biography?
To briefly share the main points of something.
What is "summarize"?
This genre includes dark, suspenseful, plot-driven stories; they may realistic (ex. murder) or supernatural (ex. ghosts).
What is thriller?
The term for a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material thing standing for an abstract concept.
What is symbolism?
This is the main problem in the story that drives the plot.
What is conflict?
This is the area of the library where you would find the call number 398.2 ROD.
To defend; to back up with reasoning and/or evidence.
What is "support"?
A book from this genre might include talking animals, wizards, or magic.
What is fantasy?
A direct comparison of two things in which they are said to be (in some sense) the same thing.
What is a metaphor?
The subject of a nonfiction piece of literature.
What is main or central idea?
What area with picture books have call numbers that start with "E"?
What are Everybody books?
To figure something out by using evidence and reasoning; "reading between the lines."
What is "infer"?
This genre of book involves solving a crime, puzzle, or other problem.
What is mystery?
This is the use of language that appeals to the five senses - touch, smell, sight, hearing, and taste.
What is imagery?
The message, usually about life or society, that an author wishes to convey through a literary work.
What is theme?
This rainbow pinwheel icon in Classlink contains the resources we use for online research in the SRM library.
Mackin
To examine something in detail in order to understand.
What is "analyze"?