Main Idea and Cause and Effect
One to two words that explain the subject being discussed.
What is topic.
"May the odds be ever in your favor."
What is The Hunger Games?
A genre in nonfiction which is a story of one's own life.
What is autobiography.
The highest point of interest, the place where ideas are drawn together, an important turning point in a series of actions, or the most forceful event in a story.
What is climax.
When you compare to unlike things using the words like or as.
What is simile.
Why something happens.
What is the cause?
"Auggie," I said, "are you really going to let a couple of stupid kids keep you from going back to school? I know you've been enjoying it. Don't give them that power over you. Don't give them the satisfaction."
What is Wonder?
A struggle between to opposing forces.
What is conflict?
Concludes the action and ensures that all important plot lines have been tied.
What is resolution.
The formation or use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
What is onomatopoeia.
The central point of a piece of writing.
What is main idea.
“If there's one thing I learned from Rodrick, it's to set people's expectations real low so you end up surprising them by practically doing nothing at all.”
What is Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
Books that are about real things, people, events, and places.
What is nonfiction.
The beginning of the story, where the characters and setting are introduced.
What is exposition.
Punctuation used in a narrative to indicate speech.
What is quotation marks.
The effect of this sentence: The wasteful energy use of many Americans has contributed to global warming.
What is global warming.
"Hearing voices no one else can hear isn’t good sign, even in the wizarding world."
What is Harry Potter?
An essential trait of a biography that helps the reader understand the subject in context to the historical time period and place he or she was born in.
What is setting?
Events in a story that build up the conflict.
What are rising action events?
The use of obvious and deliberate/purposeful exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
A fact, a statement, a quote, or event, that backs up a key idea.
What is a supporting detail?
"Maybe okay will be our always.”
What is The Fault in Our Stars?
The main character in a story.
Who is the protagonist?
Events that lead up to the resolution of a story.
What are falling action events.
Giving an object or an animal human traits.
What is personification.