Plot
The time and place where a story happens.
What is Setting?
A 1-sentence statement describing what the informational text is about.
What is Main Idea?
The basic part of the word that gives it it's main meaning.
What is root meaning?
A single row of words in a poem.
What is a Line?
The writer's main idea or argument
What is Claim?
Events in a story that build up tension and lead to the climax.
What is Rising Action?
A piece of writing that gives information.
What is an Article?
A letter or set of letters added before a word to change the meaning.
What is a Prefix?
A voice talking in a poem.
Who is the Speaker?
The people the writer or speaker wants to reach.
Who is the Intended Audience?
The perspective from which a story is told.
What is Point of View?
A smaller title under the main title that tells you what the text is about.
What is Subheading?
A letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change the meaning.
The feeling or atmosphere a text or poem creates for a reader.
What is Mood?
Giving credit to where you find information.
What is Citing Evidence?
A story told in the order of events that happen from beginning to end.
What is Linear Plot?
When something happens that is the opposite of what you expect. (this can happen in any text.)
What is Irony?
A general term for any part (like a prefix or suffix) added to a word to change its meaning.
What is an Affix?
A group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph.
What is a Stanza?
Facts or proof based on science.
What is Scientific Evidence?
A story told out of order, using flashbacks or jumps in time.
What is Non-linear Plot?
The way a text is structured, like cause and effect.
What is Organizational Structure?
The sign used to join words or word parts to indicate they have been combined, therefore changing the meaning. For example, "follow-up"
What is a Hyphen?
The rhythm, tone, and expression used when reading aloud, especially in poetry.
What is Prosody?
When two things in a text are places close together for comparison or interesting effect.
What is Juxtaposition?