Poetry
What is a paragraph for a poem called?
Stanza
What is a narrative? What does it include?
A story with a beginning, middle, and end. It has settings, characters, dialogue, and description.
What is an informational text? What's its purpose?
Nonfiction, to inform
What is a fable?
A short story (sometimes with animals as characters) with a moral
When writing an essay, what do you need to include?
Introduction, 3 body paragraphs, conclusion (5 paragraphs total)
In each body paragraph, topic sentence, evidence, explanation, closing sentence
What is a simile? Give an example.
A comparison of two things using like or as
What is the theme of a story?
The message of the story
What is text structure?
How the text is set up and organized
What is a moral?
The lesson that is learned through the story
If you were to use this sentence below as evidence in your essay, how would you punctuate it?
From the passage, "Dogs" by Ms. Dow in paragraph 4.
The dog played with the cat.
In paragraph 4 of "Dogs", it states, "The dog played with the cat."
What is a metaphor? Give an example.
A comparison of two things without using like or as.
What are character traits? Give an example of each kind of character traits.
What is compare/contrast text structure? Give an example of a text with this text structure.
Describing the similarities and differences of two or more things
What is the moral of tortoise and the hare?
Slow and steady wins the race
How do you punctuate the title of short stories and poems?
In quotation marks
What is personification? Give an example.
Giving human-like qualities to objects or animals.
What are the five different points of view and what are they?
1st person - main character telling the story
2nd person - narrator talking to the readers
3rd person objective - all characters' actions
3rd person limited - all characters' actions and one character's thoughts and feelings
3rd person omniscient - all characters' actions, thoughts, and feelings
What is sequential/chronological text structure? Give an example of a text we have read this year with this text structure.
Describing events in order that they occurred.
What is the moral of the boy who cried wolf?
Do not lie. Tell the truth!
What are transition words to wrap up a paragraph? Give three examples.
Overall
In conclusion
In summary
What is the mood of a poem?
How the poem makes you feel based on the poet's word choice.
What is author's purpose? Name three of them and what they mean.
Persuade, inform, entertain
What is problem/solution text structure?
What is cause and effect text structure?
Give examples of each.
A problem is presented with possible ways to solve this problem.
Something happens and what are the results
Listen to the fable being told. What is the moral of the story?
Read fable example Bruce and the Spider
What are transition words to begin a new body paragraph? Give five examples.
Next, secondly, thirdly, finally, in addition, also