Elements of Fiction
Text Features
Elements of an Argument
TDA
STEMS
100

The highest point of a story the turning point.

What is the Climax?

100

The description under a photo or illustration.

What is a caption?

100

The position or statement worthy of proof.

What is a claim?

100

Restates the thesis.

What is the conclusion?

100

Hydr

What is water?

200

The time and place of the story?

What is the setting?

200
  • Lists the major parts of a book along with their page numbers.

What is the table of contents?

200

Connects your evidence or data to your claim.

What is a warrant?

200

Has an attention grabber and a thesis statement.

What is the introduction?

200

Bio

What is life?

300

The problem of the story.

What is the conflict?

300
  • Is an alphabetical listing of the key names, terms, events, and topics with page numbers.

What is an index?

300

Is the opposite of the claim.

What is the counterclaim?

300

first, second, in conclusion, and therefore are these.

What are transitional words/ phrases?

300

Port

What is to carry?

400

The type of External Conflict that has the main character against another character.

What is man vs. man?

400
  • A list of key terms in alphabetical order.

  • Each key word is defined.

What is a glossary?

400

Data, observations, personal experiences, figures, and facts.

What is evidence?

400

The "T" in the pneumonic device T.E.C.A.

What is Topic Sentence?

400

Neo

What is new?

500

The point of view of the story when you know at two or more of the characters thoughts and feelings.

What is 3rd person omniscient?

500
  • give information in a visual way.

What is an illustration or photo?

500

Addresses the counterclaim and disproves or discredits it.

What is the rebuttal?

500

The "C" in the pneumonic device T.E.C.A.

What is commentary?

500

Sol

What is sun?