Story Elements
Fiction always includes this description of time and place.
What is setting?
The author's purpose 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.
What are facts?
Author's use this to let the reader know what the main idea of the paragraph will be.
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?
This is a quick retelling of the story, and focuses on the beginning, middle, and end.
What is a summary?
The author's main purpose for an advertisement about the best features of an ipad that includes words like "you should" and "best."
What is to persuade?
This text feature is often used to organize details such as years and numbers.
What are charts or tables?
These give details about the character and are always placed in parentheses.
What are character tags?
Authors include this hidden message or lesson in their stories.
What is a theme?
The author's purpose for writing their story may require you to __________, or read between the lines.
What is an inference?
Sometimes authors use this type of text feature to break down and explain the parts or processes involved in something?
What are diagrams?
This is the turning point in 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 is to _______________.
What is to inform?
This text feature combines information with graphics to create an appealing display of information.
What is an infrographic?