Reading/Writing
Language Arts
Figurative Language & More Language Arts
Nonfiction/
Informational Text
Fiction:
Literary Elements
100

Point of view refers to who is telling the story, or who is narrating it. Explain the difference between 1st Person and 3rd Person.

1st person is telling the story from their point of view (I) 3rd Person describes characters actions and thoughts (he, her)

100
Words that have the same pronunciation but different meanings: Knew New Know No
Homophone
100

Word that have opposite meanings.

Antonyms

100

A type of text structure where an author writes about an event that creates and the result the event creates. Example: EATING TOO MUCH PIZZA will result in me getting sick.

Cause and Effect

100

People or animals in a story.

Characters 

200

What kind of plan do you use to write a compare/contrast response?

TIDE

200
group of letters attached to the beginning of a word that adds to or changes the meaning Example: UNkind, DISapprove,
Prefix
200

A word that is said and spelled as a sound.

Onomatopoeia

200

Characteristics of informational text, including: features such as sections, tables, graphs, timelines, bullets, numbers, and bold and italicized font to support understanding are called...

Text Features

200

The ____________ in a story is the main issue that the main character(s) have to deal with. The 3 Little Pigs had to get away from the wolf, this is the __________ they have to deal with.

Problem or Conflict 

300

The ___________ of a story is the main message, moral, or lesson of the story.

Theme

300

The ________ is what the story is mostly about.

Central Message or Central Idea

300

Words that have the same meaning. Big Giant Enormous Huge


Synonym 

300
A statement that is literally true Example: the earth is 93 million miles from the sun
Fact
300
When and Where a story takes place
Setting
400

Using clues provided by the text and your own schema to figure things out. 

Inference

400

We can use ____________ to help us understand the meaning of new words. 

Context Clues

400
Comparing to unlike things using the words "like" or "as" I'm as hungry as a hippo
Simile
400
A type of text structure where the author writes about an issue and then how it is resolved. 

Problem & Solution

400
The _____________ in a story is how a story's problem is solved.
Solution or Resolution
500

What kind of plan do you use to write a narrative or story?

A story mountain or story arc.

500

The comparison of one thing to another, unlike thing without the use of like or as ex: This classroom is a zoo.

Metaphor

500

The spoken words of characters in a narrative that is shown by using quotation marks. "Hey," exclaimed Sam, "I just caught a sea monster!"


Dialogue

500
A point of view, belief, or judgement about something. Example: Pizza is the best food ever Justin Bieber is the best singer in the world.
Opinion
500
The sequence of events in a story
Plot