LITERARY TEXTS
The location and time in which a story takes place.
What is the setting?
A list of words and definitions usually in the back of the book.
What is the glossary?
"The tiny white flowers dotted the morning mountainside like patches of snow" is an example of this.
What is a simile?
First she made her bed, then she got dressed and finally she ate breakfast.
This is an example of what text structure?
What is a sequence.
This is when a character is talking.
What is dialogue?
A picture that includes labels of certain parts.
What is a diagram?
"The stars were candles guiding the weary travelers" is an example of this.
What is a metaphor?
This type of writing convinces the reader to do something or to agree with something.
What is persuasive writing?
This is a story in history based on some facts.
What is historical fiction?
A passage that is explained in time order of when the events happened uses this text structure.
What is chronological order?
"This cat weights a ton" is an example of this.
What is a hyperbole?
This type of writing provides facts and explains something.
What is informational or nonfiction writing?
This is the part of the story when the suspense peaks and the problem is solved.
What is the turning point/climax?
This is at the end of an article and it lists the sources the author used to write the passage.
What is a Source/reference/bibliography?
When this is added to the beginning of a root word, it makes a new word and chenges the meaning of the word.
What is a prefix?
"Storm clouds threatened to flood the wheat fields in the Midwestern region" is an example of this.
What is personification?
What is it called when reading a text, and marking the text in order to remember what you read?
What is annotating or coding the text.
This is the deeper meaning or the insight the story teaches about life.
What is theme?
The paragraph that usually reemphasizes and summarizes the main idea in an informational passage.
What is the last paragraph or conclusion
"Rain drummed a steady tempo on the roof" is an example of this.
What is imagery?
What part of speech is underlined?
I have a big problem!
What is an adjective.