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Reading Skills
Fiction
Poetry
Expository Text
Practice Makes Perfect
Non-Fiction
Persuasive Text
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The "voice" of a work; the narrator's perspective
What is point of view?
100
the character or force in conflict with a main character
What is antagonist?
100
grouped lines in a poem
What is a stanza?
100
a statement that cannot be proven true or false
What is opinion?
100
Identify the type of figurative language: "John's answer to the problem was just a Band-Aid, not a solution."
What is a metaphor?
100

What's the author's purpose when writing a non-fiction text?

An author’s purpose for a non-fiction text is usually to  inform or educate their readership about a real-world topic. They will do this by providing various points of evidence or reasons. 

100

What're the three foundational persuasive techniques?

Logos, Ethos, and Pathos.

200
the abbreviation for author's purpose and what each letter stands for
What is PIE, to persuade, inform, or entertain?
200
the overall, worldly lesson that can be learned from the story; a repeated idea or lesson in a literary text and often deals with abstract questions, beliefs, or truths
What is theme?
200
What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem? Roses are red Violets are blue I need the answers to the test Can I get it from you?
What is A, B, C, B.
200
a statement that can be proven true or false when research is done (two words)
What is a factual claim?
200
Identify the type of figurative language: "Micaela and I are going to hang out and shoot the breeze before the movie since we arrived early to the theater."
What is an idiom?
200

Name three specific examples/types of non-fiction texts.

Answers will vary. 

200

Identify and explain the three main persuasive techniques. 

Inform, Entertain, Persuade.

300
the narrator is an observer, but can also zoom in on the thoughts and emotions of any character
What is third person omniscient?
300
written conversation between two or more characters and identifiable by quotation marks
What is dialogue?
300
words used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true
What is figurative language?
300
a statement that is generally accepted to be true by MOST people (two words)
What is a commonplace assertion?
300
Identify the figurative language: "The thunder clapped angrily in the distance."
What is personification?
300

Why are nonfiction text features important?

(Answers may vary) They help you understand what you're reading.

300

What is the difference between a claim and a counterclaim? 

Claim: the position a writer presents and defends.

Counter Claim: opposing views the writer discusses and disproves.


400
how the author creates the passage and puts it together (ex. cause and effect, sequencing, problem-solution, etc.)
What is author's organization?
400
a summary or short text that describes the original text must include what abbreviated information from the story
What is BME (beginning, middle, and end)?
400
the feeling or atmosphere created in the reader by a literary work or passage
What is mood?
400

Name at least two things you need to consider and notice when reading an expository text.

What are graphics/figures, sidebars, subtitles, and bolded/italicized words/phrases?

400
Identify the figurative language: "Her hair was as soft as a spider web."
What is a simile?
400

What is syntax?

a)the way a writer arranges words and phrases to build sentences

b)the ideas and feelings associated with a word

c)a text structure that shows how or why one thing leads to another (reasons and results)

d)a group of words that may appear UNDER a title and reveal more about a text

Syntax is the way a writer arranges words and phrases to build sentences.

400

What're the three foundational components of an argument? 

1. Claim: the position a writer presents and defends.

2. Counter Claim: opposing views the writer discusses and disproves.

3. Reasons & Evidence: information which supports the claim and shows that it is right or true.

500
a reflection of a writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject of a poem, story, or other literary work
What is tone?
500

Draw a plot diagram, label the five sections, and identify the parts of Cinderella on your diagram.

What is exposition (Cinderella is unhappily living with her stepmother and stepsisters and made to do all the work.), rising action (All the girls are invited to a ball by the Prince, and Cinderella is able to attend with the help of her fairy godmother only until midnight.), climax (Cinderella loses one shoe.), falling action (The prince's men try the show on everyone in the kingdom, and it fits Cinderella.), and resolution (Cinderella and the prince live happily ever after.)

500
Name the four most common types of poetry and give one characteristic of each.
What is epic (a poem with a story line and follows the adventures of a hero; usually long and have rhythm and repetition), narrative (a poem that tells a story but is much shorter than an epic poem; usually follows the plot diagram), lyrical (a poem that expresses thoughts and emotions and contains rhyme and rhythm/meter), and free verse (a poem that has no rhyme or regular rhythm).
500
What is the difference between an autobiography and a biography?
What is an autobiography is a true story of a person's life written or told by that person and a biography is a true story of a person's life written or told by someone else?
500
Identify the figurative language: "Alice's aunt ate apples and acorns around August."
What is alliteration?
500

 Nonfiction text structures are the way the text is organized by the author; there are five types. What are they?

 The five nonfiction text structures are:

cause and effect, descriptive, chronological order, problem and solution, and compare and contrast.  

500

The bandwagon appeal...

a)implies that "everyone is doing it"

b)evidence that is NOT directly connected to the claim, weakens the effectiveness of the author's claim

c)the author may distort the info presented to support a personal interest

d)facts, examples, or other data used to support the reasons

The bandwagon appeal implies that "everyone is doing it"