Book Genres
Writing about someone's life (true facts), but written by that same person.
What is autobiography?
A comparison of two things using the words like or as.
What is a simile?
a person who protects and advocates for nature and natural resources
What is conservationist?
a difficult task or problem that requires effort to overcome.
What is a challenge?
The purpose of this writing is to tell the reader a story.
What is narrative writing?
A fictional story that takes place in a particular time int the past, where the setting is real, but the characters are made up.
What is historical fiction?
A comparison in which one thing is said to be another. (not using like or as)
What is a metaphor?
to clearly affect something
What is impact?
the main character whom the story is mostly about
What is a protagonist?
The words the characters are speaking.
What is dialogue?
Writing about someone's life (true facts), but written by someone else (other than the person it is about).
What is biography?
Sound words.
What is Onomatopoeia?
something left by a person from the past.
What is legacy?
being brave and doing something even when it is scary or difficult
What is courageous?
The purpose of this writing is to argue your claim about a controversial topic.
What is argument writing?
A story using made up characters experiencing events that could happen in real life.
What is realistic fiction?
The repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words.
What is an alliteration?
living things and nonliving organic elements of the physical world
What is nature?
the ways people or characters talk, act, or deal with each other
What is interactions?
The purpose of this writing is to inform the reader about a topic.
What is expository/informative writing?
A type of fantasy that uses technology, space, futuristic weaponry... (to name a few).
What is science fiction?
Phrases that have a meaning that is very different from their individual parts.
What is an idiom?
a specific environment made up of all the living and nonliving things interacting in that setting
What is ecosystem?
to try or work hard, often to achieve a goal
What is strive?
This is the first sentence of an introduction where the writer wants to grab the reader's attention.