Characters
The ____________ of a story is the main character, or the one most central to the action of the story.
Protagonist
If a story is written in third person point of view and the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters, the narrator is __________.
omniscient
What is the author’s purpose for writing fiction books for children?
to entertain
What is dialogue?
The words spoken by characters in a story
The story of Cinderella is an example of which genre?
fairy tale/fantasy
The ____________ of a story is the person or thing working against the most important character.
antagonist
If a story is written in third person point of view and the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one of the characters, the narrator is __________.
limited
What is the author's purpose for writing a recipe?
To inform
What is dialect?
A form of language that is spoken in a particular place or by a particular group of people
The Harry Potter books are an example of which genre?
fantasy
Other words for protagonist include....
superhero, hero, good guy, main character
If a story is written in third person point of view and the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of none of the characters, the narrator is __________.
objective
What is the author's purpose for writing a play about two people falling in love?
to entertain
"Ya'll" is an example of....?
southern dialect
If a book is about a girl growing up during the Civil War but is not true, what type of genre is it?
historical fiction
other words for antagonist include...
villain, bad guy, antihero
How do you know if a text is written in second person point of view?
It will include you or yours
What is the author's purpose for writing a newspaper article about why you should vote for him?
to persuade
true or false: speech bubbles contain dialogue
true
What is the genre when a person writes about their own life?
autobiography
true or false: the protagonist of any story is always the good guy
false
Read the following excerpt from “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros and determine from which point of view it is written:
“I’m eleven today. I’m eleven, ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, and one, but I wish I was one hundred and two. I wish I was anything but eleven, because I want today to be far away already, far away like a runaway balloon, like a tiny o in the sky, so tiny-tiny you have to close your eyes to see it.”
First person
What is the author's purpose for writing an episode of Bill Nye the Science Guy?
To inform; I will also accept entertain
"I'm gonna go pahk tha cah" is an example of...
a Boston dialect
Smile and Amulet and two examples of which type of genre?
graphic novel