Story Elements
Fiction always includes this description of time and place.
What is setting?
The author's pupose for writing non-fiction could be to explain, describe, _________, or ________.
What is to persuade or inform?
This text feature helps me know what words are important in the text.
What are BOLDED words?
The point of view told by someone in the story. They use the pronouns I and me.
What is first person?
The author will use these true details to support their argument in a persuasive article.
What are facts?
Author's use this to let the reader know what the main idea of the paragraph will be. It is the most important sentence in the paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
These are the words that tell what the characters should be doing while on stage. These words are usually in (parenthesis).
What are stage directions?
These are based on the actions and words of the characters.
What are character traits?
The author's purpose for an advertisement about the best features of an ipad that includes words like "you should" and "best."
What is to persuade?
This type of text feature is used when the writer wants to organize a lot of dates or numbers together.
What is a chart or table?
These give information about the characters and are always put in parentheses next to their name.
What is are character tags?
Authors include this hidden message or lesson in their stories.
What is a theme?
The author's purpose for writing fiction.
What is to entertain?
Authors use this text feature when they want to explain or show the parts of something, such as the water cycle.
What is a diagram?
Lines that are spoken between two or more characters.
What is dialogue?
The turning point of a story. It comes after the rising action and before the falling action.
What is the climax?
The author's purpose for a newspaper article about the dangers of playing video games all day.
What is to inform?
This text feature combines information and graphics to create an interesting display of information.
What is an infographic?