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Figurative Language
Elements of Plot
Text Structures
Parts of Speech
Grab Bag - Mix
100
A word that sounds like or means the same thing as it's name.
Onomatopoeia
100
Learn setting, meet main characters and find out what the story will be about.
Introduction
100

Organizes the text by telling the reader how to do something step-by-step.

Logical order

100

A person, place thing, or idea

Noun

100

The lesson that you learn from a text. The moral of a story.

Theme

200
Jane sat in awe as the stars danced across the night sky.
Personification
200
The part of a story that reveals or suggests an outcome.
Resolution
200

Organizes text by using dates and/or times

Chronological Order

200

A word that describes a noun

Adjective

200
When someone uses what they already know, apply it to an new situation and make an educated guess.
Inference
300
Compares two things using like or as.
Simile
300
In what part of a story do we learn the conflict?
Rising Action
300

Describes two or more things by pointing out their similarities and differences

Compare and Contrast

300

A word that describes a verb

Adverb

300

A general statement that doesn't reflect all of the individuals in a group. (2 words)

Sweeping generalization

400
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.
Hyperbole
400
The events and complications begin to resolve themselves. The reader knows what has happened next and if the conflict was resolved or not.
Falling Action
400


Because Maria forgot to set her alarm, she woke up late for school. As a result, she missed the bus and had to find another ride. Since she arrived late, she missed the beginning of her test. Therefore, she had less time to finish it.



Cause and effect

400

What type of conjunctions are these?

FOR/AND/NOR/BUT/OR/YET/SO

COORDINATING

400

Explain what a text-to-self connection is.

A text to self connection is when someone uses a personal experience to help them understand what they are reading.

500
John was an ox as he rolled the boulder up the steep hill.
Metaphor
500
What is the climax of a story?
The most intense or extreme part of a story where an action typically takes place.
500

The summer had been extra hot with very little rain to relieve the thirsty earth. There were cracks in the ground that looked like someone might fall into. People neglected their lawns because no plant was motivated to be green or grow.

Cause / Effect

500

Which types of conjunctions are these?

If/since/as/when/while/before/until/because

Subordinating

500

A question that the author or speaker asks their audience to emphasize a point or to have an effect


What is this type of question called?

Rhetorical question