What is the definition of compare ?
Identifying similarities between two or more objects.
WHAT IS A METAPHOR
direct comparison of things without using like or as
What is a a summary?
The summary of the text is what the text about from beginning, middle and end, no opinions. SWBST
What is nonfiction?
a book or text or information that is true and factual
List 3 types of fictional genres and their characteristics?
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define simile
What is comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'
"Ouch! "Boom!" "Pow!" are all examples of what?
onomatopoeia
What is the central idea ?
The main idea/ what the text is mostly about .
What is cause and effect .
The why and the result of what happens.
What is a conflict?
A problem a character is having with themselves.
What is theme ?
The lesson which the author is trying to teach
What is imagery ?
Using the 5 senses to describe something and create a picture in the readers head.
Third person P.O.V.
What does chronological order mean ?
Listing events in the order of when they occur.
What is the climax of a story?
The most intense and interesting part of a story.
What is dialogue ?
What are the FIVE organizational patterns?
Description.
Cause and Effect
Chronological/Sequence
Compare and Contrast
Problem and Solution
List 3 examples of Text Features and what they do ?
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What is the author's purpose of a fictional stories? (usually)
Author's Purpose is to entertain
What does it mean to infer ?
Make an educated guess based on evidence.
Write an example of a simile.
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What happens in the exposition part of a plot diagram?
This is the beginning of a story where characters, setting, and key parts are introduced to the reader.
What is main idea and what are some strategies to find it?
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What are some features of poetry? Points to the team that can list the most.
*Think structure.
Stanzas, lines, line breaks, figurative language, imagery, repetition, rhyme breaks, etc.