What is the setting of a story?
Where/when the story takes place
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
First Person
How the author thinks or feels about the topic
Author's perspective
What is an emotional appeal?
An appeal that pulls at the emotions of the reader in an argument.
Her favorite breakfast is pancakes
His favorite breakfast is waffles
And
The problem of the story
The message or lesson of the story
Theme
What the author is trying to convince you about a topic
Author's claim
She is busy as a bee.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
What is a narrative?
a fiction or nonfiction text written like a story
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To tell how things are the same or different
When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective
Third Person
Explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Fiction = a made up story
Nonfiction = text based on factual information
"You are my sunshine" is an example of?
A metaphor
What does chronological order mean?
order of events from first to last
Rhetoric device that means appealing to one's emotions
Pathos
What a nonfiction text is mostly about?
Central Idea
What is an action word?
Verb
Rhetoric device that means appealing to one's sense of logic
Logos
What is a noun?
person, place, thing, or idea
Define cause and effect AND give key words
Test structure that tells what happens and why, key words: as a result, because, It/then, etc.
Put the following plot elements in order: climax, falling action, rising action, resolution, exposition.
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
How many nouns are in this sentence:
Boyer and Shayna drove past the store and quickly parked by Chipotle.
4
What punctuation marks do you use to cite direct evidence from the text?
Quotation marks
What strategy should I use if I am struggling to answer a question?
Use process of elimination