Text Features and Structures
Plot and Conflict
Vocabulary
Author's Purpose and Perspective
Bonus
100
What are three examples of text features?
What is answers may vary (title, subtitle, graphic aid, caption, heading, subheading, graph, chart, glossary, index, table of contents)
100
What elements are listed in the exposition?
What is introduction to characters, setting, and introduction to the conflict.
100
Create a word using the prefix im-
What is answers may vary. (impatient, impractical, immortal)
100
What are the three types of author's purpose?
What is persuade, inform and entertain
100
What are some good things to do before the FCAT?
What is get a good night sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, relax.
200
Name three different types of text structures
What is answers may vary. (description, problem solution, cause and effect, sequencing, compare and contrast)
200
Draw the plot diagram on your white board. Make sure to label each event.
What is see whiteboard.
200
What word means: 1. Part of a branch 2. To stick to something (multiple meaning words)
What is stick
200
What are the characteristics of third person omniscient?
What is uses pronouns such as he, she, him, her, they. The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters. The narrator is not a character in the story.
200
What strategies can I use while taking the test?
What is highlighting, process of elimination, tagging the text.
300
The function of a table of contents in the text book.
What is it identifies the key topics in the book and the order they are presented.
300
What is the difference between internal and external conflict?
What is internal conflict is between a person and themselves (happening inside the head), while an external conflict is between a person and an outside force.
300
What word means: 1. a type of flower 2. to go up higher (multiple meaning words)
What is rose
300
Provide two examples of persuasive writing.
What is answers may vary. (commercial, advertisement, debate)
300
What is Miss Brockmeier's favorite professional football team?
What is the Miami Dolphins
400
The function of bold, underlined, and italicized print in a text.
What is by signaling the word is important
400
What is an example of character v.s. nature?
What is answers may vary
400
When going to an office party you should show your best decorum, for example, dress your best, drink and eat moderately, and be sure to thank the host before you leave. What does the word decorum mean in this sentence?
What is behavior or etiquette
400
What is author's perspective?
What is how an author feels about the topic he or she is writing about.
400
What is the square root of 144?
What is 12
500
List signal words for compare and contrast. (At least 4)
What is answers may vary (alike, same as, different, although, on the other hand, but)
500
What is an example of character v.s. society?
What is answers may vary.
500
Josie received a bauble for Christmas from her great aunt. This she put with her others, a pair of imitation earrings, a fake emerald pendant, and a ring that looked like a ruby. What does the word bauble mean in this sentence?
What is jewelry.
500
States the author's opinion on the subject or uses text supporting their point of view
What is author's bias
500
How many days are there left of school?
What is 33