VOCABULARY
Place and time of a text
What is setting?
Uses me, my, I pronouns
What is first-person point of view?
Author writes an amusing personal narrative.
What is to entertain?
creeps, stealthy, slinks, tiptoe
What is sneaks?
Humans need a new home, but Mars will not sustain life as it is, so humans must work hard to colonize it.
What is an objective summary?
Events that occur in a text
What is plot?
Uses them, they, their pronouns
What is third-person point of view?
Author writes about the rules of playing a game.
What is to inform?
Embellished, adorned, dressed up, enhanced, trimmed, granished
What is decorated?
Johnny needs money to buy Christmas gifts. He sells his PlayStation. Now, he can buy gifts.
What is problem- solution text organization?
What is theme?
Uses you or implied you
What is second-person point of view?
Author writes about why humans should explore space.
What is to persuade?
Gift, remembrance, souvenir, reminder
What is a keepsake?
A short answer that includes important details from the entire text.
What is a summary?
Conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
What is inference?
Narrator only states the thoughts/feelings of one or two characters.
What is third-person limited point of view?
An article tells how recieving a white elephant from the king is an honor and a punishment.
What is to inform?
Confusing, mystifying, puzzling, mysterious
What is bewildering?
Receive a $50 gift card that has no money on it.
What is to be deceived?
A brief, neutral summary of a text
What is an objective summary?
Narrator states all characters thoughts/feelings
What is third-person omniscient point of view?
Explains how plants and animals work together in a balanced ecosystem which must be protected.
What is to convince/argue/persuade?
Rough and noisy, noisily jolly or rowdy
What is boisterously?
Blessing or curse - You are a celebrity with lots of money, but can't go to the store.
What is curse?