Strategies 1
3 main types of writing
narrative
persuasive
informational
After reading your question at least two times, list 3 things you should do in order to help you analyze the question
box, label, and underline
true or false: informational is non fiction
true
Often used in narrative writing, this type of figurative language gives human like characteristics to animals or other non living things
personification
to convince someone to agree with you about a topic
This note plan helps students compare and contrast
between two different places, people, or things
ven diagram
comparing two things with like or as
comparing two things without like or as
simile metaphor
Point of view coming from the author, or narrator that is not in the story
3rd person
List the 3 main types of special print that let the reader know the words are important
bold, underline, italicized
True or false: Counterpoint means you agree with another person
false
This type of note plan helps students organize their writing into two sections
2 column notes
When one event happens and causes another
cause and effect
The POV that comes from a person in the text
first person
POV stands for
point of view
perspective
Who might you write to when trying to change a law?
government, politician
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A
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Task
Audience
Purpose
find the errors in the sentence and write the corrections.
I went their with my friend's. We decided that montgomery, alabama was the place to go
there
friends
Montgomery
Alabama
go.
We write informational writing to ________ the reader
inform or explain something
The major events throughout a story that make a story interesting
The Plot
True
When answering 2 part questions, what does part A) do for part B)
Gives evidence to back it up (proves)
Learning about the revolution in Boston is fictional
false: non fiction
List 5 non fiction text features
captions, pictures, maps, headings, subheadings, title, maps, graphs, special print, glossary, table of contents, etc.
2 pieces that give someone the ability to make an inference
background knowledge
text evidence
You can have one of these when you have two or more people disagreeing on a single subject.
example: some people in the town want a new playground, while others think it would be too expensive.
a debate