Folktales
Organizational Structures
ECR
Revising & Editing
Vocabulary Terms
100

a story that stretches the truth with characters who have exaggerated skills and abilities

What is a tall tale?

100

a text organized by ideas that show how one thing makes another happen

What is cause and effect?

100

the letters that help you remember the parts of your ECR

What is RACEACES?

100

This tells the reader what the whole paragraph will be about

What is topic sentence?

100

Shortening sentences or a paragraph into a quick retelling of the information. It covers the key ideas without leaving any out and doesn't include details. The words are simpler.

What is paraphrase?

200

a story that stretches the truth with characters who have exaggerated skills and abilities that are from history

What is legend?

200

a text organized by ideas that describes a topic with details, facts, and examples

What is description?

200

restate the question, add the word "because" and give a short answer

What is the introduction or beginning of your essay?

200

A short written answer that has the answer in your own words and then proof copied directly from the story

SCR

200

A short story told within a text to prove a point or give an example.

What is an anecdote?

300

a story that has talking animal characters and teaches a lesson

What is a fable?

300

a text organized by events in time order

What is sequence/ chronological?

300

Explain the difference between A, C, E

What is answer, cite, explain.

300

This adds more information, examples, or facts

What is a supporting sentence?

400

a story that has kings, queens, princesses and usually has good vs. evil

What is a fairy tale?

400

a text organized by ideas showing how somethings are the same and different

What is compare and contrast?

400

The conclusion of your essay should look similar to which other part?

What is the introduction?

400

Tells the reader what the whole essay will be about

What is the central idea?

500

a story with gods and goddesses that explains who something in nature came to be

What is a myth?

500

a text organized by presenting a problem and then describing the solution

What is problem and solution?

500

Cite and explain should have the same information?

What is false or no?

500

You need these two things to be able to put a comma with a fan boy.

What is two complete sentences?