Parts of Story
What is a setting?
When or where the story takes place.
What is a synonym? What is an antonym?
Synonym are words that mean the same. (ex. kid and child)
Antonym is the opposite. (ex. on and off)
What are illustrations?
They are pictures or drawings in a story.
A story that could be real, but is not real.
Realistic Fiction
What is a stanza in a poem?
A section of a poem. It is like a paragraph in a poem.
What is a narrator?
The person telling the story.
What are the two words that make up this contraction?
can't
can not
What are captions?
They are descriptions of the pictures or diagrams.
A story with true facts.
Non-Fiction
What it is the difference between a paragraph and essay?
Paragraph- 5 sentences
Essay- multiple paragraphs
What is a main idea?
What the story is mainly about.
What is a noun? What is an example of a common noun? What is an example of a proper noun?
A person, place, or thing.
common noun- school
proper noun- Lincoln Elementary School
Why are words in a text bold, highlighted, or italicized?
Pay extra attention to these words, they are important or vocabulary words.
A story that is completely made up and includes things like dragons, wizards, and fairies.
Fantasy
What is fiction? What is nonfiction?
Fiction is a story that is made up.
Nonfiction is a story that is real.
What is a moral or central message?
The lesson that is being taught in the story.
A word that describes a noun.
Ex. blue, big, sad
What is a diagram?
A labeled picture giving facts and information on the topic.
A story that is acted out. Mostly includes dialogue (What the characters say).
Play
What is compare and contrast?
compare- things that are the same
contrast- things that are different
What is plot?
The beginning, middle, end. The problem and solution.
What is verb? Give an example
A word that describes an action.
Ex. jump, run, is, was
What are headings and titles?
Headings come before the section or paragraph to give you a clue of what it is about.
Titles come in the beginning of a text. Usually bold.
A story that is all about someone's life
Biography
What is author's purpose? (hint 3 of them)
Persuade- convince you to do something
Entertain- a story for fun, makes you laugh
Inform- tells you facts