Nonfiction text structure
Key terms
Genre
Point of View
miscellaneous
100

Due to the rain, we couldn't go to the beach today. This is an example of .....

cause and effect

100

What the text is mostly about is called (give both ways of saying it)

Central/ main idea

100

What genre is a story?

fiction

100

What are three pronouns used with first person point of view?

I, me, my, we, us, our, ours 

100

Write the letters we use in our writing checklist in the correct order

C/R

D

D

CS

200

A passage that describes similarities and differences of cranes and pigeons is _____

compare and contrast

200

The words characters say to one another is called …..

Dialogue 

200

What genre is an article?

nonfiction

200

Three pronouns used with third person point of view

He, she, him, her, hers, their, them

200

What is a list of characters in a play called?

Cast 

300

A passage that describes Taylor Swift's music career from when she started until present in order is called 

sequence

300

Retelling only the most important events of a text in the correct order is called …

Summary 

300

What genre is a play?

fiction

300

Three pronouns used with second person point of view 

You your yours 

300

Write three sentence starters we use when writing

For example


Another example is

In paragraph

Also,

These details show

400

A passage that gives details of what the Great Depression was like would be an example of __________

Description

400

What is theme?

The moral, message, or lesson of the story that the author wants you to use in your own life 

400

What genre is a speech?

nonfiction

400

What is a narrator?

The person who is telling the story 

400

What are words called in a play that a character does not say? These action words help the audience understand what is going on in the play.

stage directions

500

An article that describes how an elementary school came up with a plan for the littering problem on a nearby beach would be an example of

problem and solution

500

What is the difference between central/ main idea and theme?

Central/main idea is what the text is mostly about. Theme is the message, moral, or lesson the author wants you to learn

500

What is a story that is passed down from generation to generation called that is usually told out loud?

folktale

500

What is the difference between first person point of view and third person point of view?

First person- the narrator is a character in the story

third person- the narrator is not a character in the story 

500

Three elements of poetry are ……..

Repetition, rhyme, personification, simile, metaphor, rhythm, imagery, onomatopoeia