Fiction
The author of a nonfiction text uses these to make it easier for readers to locate information. (bold type, illustrations, subheadings, etc.)
Text Features
Writing that is meant to be acted out on stage.
Drama
A person, place, thing, or idea.
Give an example.
Noun
The author is trying to convince the reader to agree with them or do something.
Persuade
When & where a story takes place.
Setting
How the author of a nonfiction text organizes the information.
Text Structures
Which of the following compares two unlike things using like or as? Simile or metaphor
Simile
An action word.
Give an example.
Verb
The author is trying to write a story that readers enjoy.
Entertain
Climax
Name 4 text features found in a nonfiction text.
Bold/italics/underline
Illustrations/photographs
Headings/Subheadings
Maps/Diagrams/Charts
A group of lines in a poem.
The paragraphs of a poem.
Stanza
Describes a noun.
Ex. big, yellow, loud, etc.
Describe
The narrator is outside of the story and uses character's names, he/she, and they. (Type of point of view)
Third Person
Name three types of Text Structures
Description
Compare/Contrast
Problem/Solution
Sequence
Used to connect two sentences.
FANBOYS
Conjunctions
The author is trying to teach the reader something.
Inform
The events that happen in a story.
Plot
Name a book or type of book that is nonfiction.
Dictionary/Encyclopedia
World Record Book
Who Was/What Was
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.
Personification
Describes a verb.
Often ends in -ly.
Adverb
The author is giving the reader the steps to do something. (recipes, instructions, etc.)
Explain