Story Elements
WHO is in the story
What is a Character?
Told from a character in the story using pronouns I, We, or Me
What is 1st person point of view?
What the story is mostly about
What is central idea?
A word that mimics the sound it represents
Example: "The bird's loud CHIRP CHIRP CHIRP woke me up this morning"
What is an onomatopoeia?
The effect of this sentence: The wasteful energy use of many Americans has contributed to global warming.
A word or phrase that someone may not know the meaning of
Text that uses repeating word sounds, rhythm, and imagery to tell a story
What is a poem?
Where or when the story takes place
What is the setting?
Told from a narrator who is not in the story using pronouns he, she, it, or they
What is third person point of view?
Evidence or quotes from a text that support the main idea the author shares
What are relevant details?
Used to compare two unlike things
Example: "The dog swam like a fish in the ocean"
What is a simile?
What is a metaphor?
Underlining, circling, highlighting, and marking important details are all examples of:
What is annotating?
Details around a word not known to the reader that help them determine the meaning of the word
What are context clues?
True or False: All poems must rhyme.
False.
What happens throughout the story from beginning, middle, and end
What are events?
The writer of a story or informational text
The way a writer sets up a text in order to share information (time order, problem and solution, etc.)
What is text structure?
Details that "paint a picture" or allows the reader to use their 5 senses to understand a story
Example: "The big, brown horse galloped through the green field surrounded by purple flowers"
What is imagery?
Information such as graphs, maps, and photographs that is included in a text to support ideas or topics
What is a text feature?
Explanation of what is happening in a photograph, diagram, or illustration
What is a caption?
A person who writes poetry
What is a poet?
The lesson or message the author wants the reader to understand
What is the theme of a story?
Retelling a story or text in your own words
What is summarizing?
Type of text that uses timelines and dates in order to share information
What is chronological/time order?
Gives an item or object that is not “alive” human-like qualities
Example: "The wind whistled in the trees"
What is personification?
List five types of nonfiction text structures.
What is problem & solution, compare & contrast, cause & effect, chronological, sequential, or descriptive order.
A sentence or phrase that describes what a word actually means
What is a definition?
A type of poem that has repeating sounds at the end of each line
What is a rhyming poem or rhyme?
What the story is about
What is the plot?
A writer's reason for sharing a story (to persuade, give information, or to entertain the reader)
What is Author's Purpose?
Text that states an issue that needs or is solved by the end of the article
What is problem and solution?
A phrase or statement that has the same letter or sound repeating over and over
Example: “Proper penguins parade past people proudly”
What is an alliteration?
Identify the text structure:
What’s that in the sky? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a firework! Fireworks capture the attention of crowds around the world, but how do they work? First, the firework is stuffed into a tube loaded with gunpowder. This is the mortar. Second, a fuse that leads to the mortar is lit. When the fuse ignites the gunpowder in the mortar, an explosion launches the firework into the air. A fuse on the firework is lit at the same time as the mortar fuse, but this fuse burns slower, allowing the firework to get into the air before it explodes. After it has risen to its peak, the firework should explode, causing tiny pieces of metal to burn in different colors as they scatter outward. Oooooh!
What is sequential order?
What a person already knows about a topic that helps them determine the meaning of an unknown word
What is background information?
A poem that does not have any type of rhyme scheme
What is a free-verse poem?
The problem or struggle in the story
What is conflict?
How the writer feels about a topic or event (for/against a topic or idea, attitude, or opinion)
What is author's perspective?
Type of text that finds similarities and differences between two topics or events
What is compare and contrast?
A saying that is exaggerated to make a point
Example: I'm so hungry, I could eat an elephant!
What is a hyperbole?
After reading the selection, with which statement would this author most likely agree?
People are concerned that irradiated food will lead to an increase in cancer. But what about the benefits of reduced toxins, food decontamination, and a longer shelf life? Have x-rays cause people to become radioactive? Irradiation eliminates poisonous toxins and microorganisms. Scientists have found more of a chemical reaction in frozen and canned food than in food that has been irradiated. Sixty-seven percent of consumers would be willing to pay more for chicken that has significantly fewer toxins, according to a recent survey.
What is Irradiation reduces the risks of contamination.
A word that is the opposite of another word
Example: Bad vs. Good
What is an antonym?
Each sentence in a poem is called a
What is a line?
How the problem is solved in the story
What is the Resolution?
The statement or point the writer is trying to make to prove or convince that something is true (author uses reasons, evidence, and data to back up their ideas)
What is an author's claim?
Type of text that details an event that happens because of another event
What is cause and effect?
A saying that has a different meaning than what it actually says
Example: “This homework is a piece of cake” = This homework is easy, not actual cake!
What is an idiom?
Determine the Central Idea of the following passage
In March 2016, Death Valley National Park in California experienced a rare occurrence: thousands of yellow wildflowers covered the region in a "super bloom." Why was this unusual? Death Valley is the hottest and driest place in North America. The area's average yearly precipitation is just two inches, making it a challenging place for flowers to grow. However, in October 2015, the valley had received more than three inches of rain in some areas. As a result of the unusually wet season, wildflower seeds that had been lying dormant underground suddenly began to grow, producing an abundance of golden blooms.
What is because of an unusual amount of rain, thousands of wildflowers grew in Death Valley in 2016?
A word that can have more than one meaning
Example: Ring - sound on a telephone or Ring - a piece of jewelry on your finger
What is a multiple-meaning word?
Instead of being written in paragraphs, poems are frequently written in what format?
What is a stanza?