Author's Purpose/Misc.
The author writes about the facts of animals.
To inform
Heading
A story written about a persons life
Biography
The people or animals in the story.
Characters
A comparison using like or as is a ______ whereas a ________ is a comparison without using like or as.
simile, metaphor
The author discusses the benefits of recycling and why others should help the cause.
To persuade.
_____ are pictures with labels in the text.
Diagrams
A made-up story that could have really taken place.
Realistic Fiction
Where and when the story or play takes place.
Setting
Giving human characteristics to to a animal or object.
Personification
The selection has talking animals and flying people.
To entertain
______ break down the topic into subtopics.
Subheadings
Literature that can tell a story, describe a situation, rhyme or appeal to the senses.
Poetry
What are the three connections a reader can make?
text to self, text to text, and text to world
The repeated consonant sound at the beginning of nearby words. Example: Sally said Susan said something stupid.
Alliteration
The words said by characters in a play.
Dialogue
First, next , last are an example of a ______ of events.
Sequence
A selection that is based on facts a nd real events.
non-fiction
When you use your senses to create mental images you are ______.
Visualizing
The _____ _____ is what the text is mostly about.
central idea
The story can be told from first or third person......
Point-of-View
To explain what happened and why it happened is an example of ______ and ______.
Cause and Effect
A story with characters based in a historical setting.
Historical Fiction
The main problem the character faces and how the problem is solved.
Plot
A _______ or ______ is a story performed by actors on a stage.
drama or play