Figurative Literature
What do you call a type of figurative language that gives human qualities to a nonhuman object?
personification
What does T mean in Trace?
Transition word
What genre is based on a historical event, but some of the story is made-up?
Historical Fiction
What is text structure?
Text structure is the way an author organizes a story.
How many times do you hit the space bar after a period or comma?
1
Give an example of an onomatopoeia.
Answers will vary, examples: Buzz, Boom, Hiss
What do you call the last paragraph you will write?
A conclusion
What genre is set in the future or on another planet?
Science Fiction
Which text structure explains a topic, idea, person, place, or object?
Description
What does every sentence have to begin with?
A capital letter
Mrs. Fisher is as fast as a cheetah is what type of figurative language?
A simile
How many sentences should be in a TRACE paragraph?
4 - 6 sentences
This genre is a story written about someone's life. It is written by a different person.
Biography
What type of story explains how two or more topics are similar and different?
Compare and contrast
Give an example of 2 synonyms and 2 antonyms.
Answers will vary
What does the idiom "Piece of Cake" mean?
It means that something is very easy
Do you need to cite both passages in your writing?
YES, YOU MUST CITE BOTH PASSAGES IN YOUR ANSWER
Explain the difference between historical fiction and realistic fiction.
Historical fiction is based on a true event from history, but some parts of the story are made up.
Realistic fiction is a story that could happen, but did not happen.
What text structure writes a story in the order in which the events occurred?
Chronological or Sequential Order
What does -ology mean?
What does bio- mean?
What does biology mean?
The study of
Life
The study of life
What is a hyperbole? Give an example of a hyperbole AND explain what it means.
A hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration. Examples will vary.
Explain C in TRACE. Give a good sentence started for starting a C.
C in TRACE is citing text evidence to prove your answer. Examples will vary.
How can you tell if a book is fiction or nonfiction?
Fiction is make believe while non-fiction is true.
Describe how Problem and Solution and Cause and Effect are alike and how they are different.
Problem and Solution - tells a problem and how to solve the problem
Cause and Effect - describes an event and the effect of the event
Stories are divided into sentences, paragraphs, and chapters. How is poetry organized?
Lines and stanzas