This genre contains characters, a setting, problem, events and a solution. It focuses on setting, usually happening in the future and in an alternate/other universe or galaxy.
What is Science Fiction
100
This word means a happening in a story - usually of some significance or importance
What is EVENT
100
this word means to put a thought into your mind about something, a hint or a clue
What is SUGGESTS
100
this is a comparison of two unlike things (objects) that does NOT use the words like or as
What is METAPHOR
100
THIS IS A SKILL THAT REQUIRES YOU TO THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU LEARNED IN THE TEXT, AND, WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THE TOPIC TO MAKE A SMART DECISION OR CONCLUSION ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF WHAT YOU KNOW.
What is AN INFERENCE
200
This genre contains animals that can speak that usually have some type of problem. In the end, a lesson or moral is learned.
What is Fable
200
This word means a trait or quality that a person has that tells about their personality
What is CHARACTERISTIC
200
this word means to show the way 2 things are similar or alike
What is COMPARE
200
this is a term (word) that means when a poet reuses a word, a phrase or an entire line - because they want you to notice the importance of it
What is REPETITION
200
Using this skill, students will be given a "situation" in a story (put in a box), then an empty box, then a final "situation" that is happening in the story. Describe what the skill is and what the purpose of it is.
What is FILLING IN THE MISSING EVENT
300
This genre contains text facts about a topic or subject. It features illustrations, captions, subheadings, real photos, graphs, charts and maps.
What is Informational Text, non-fiction or expository text
300
this word means to have a reason aimed at doing something, a point.
What is PURPOSE
300
this word means to make known, to show or state something.
What is EXPRESS
300
this word represents a term (word) for when a poet uses words in one line of the poem that all begin with the same letter. Ex: She sells seashells by the seashore.
What is ALLITERATION
300
Using this skill, students must read a passage all the way through for the flow, or the gist, and then tell the WHO and the WHAT. In the next step, students will leave tracks or make notes on the text.
What is CLOSE READING
400
This genre has characters, settings, events, problem and solution and the story is believable. The events could actually happen to someone.
What is Realistic Fiction
400
this word means to stand for something - like a symbol
What is REPRESENT
400
this word means to strengthen with new evidence or facts
What is SUPPORT
400
this term means when an author or poet uses a phrase to say something interesting - without using the exact words to represent it. Ex: And the monkey told the spider "Break a leg" before his dance performance, to wish him good luck.
What is an IDIOM
400
In this skill, students must tell how a story is being told by paying attention to the dates that are given in the text, throughout the text
What is CHRONOLOGICAL OR TIME ORDER
500
This genre is a story about customs and beliefs of a group of people, handed down from generation to generation.
What is a Folklore or Folktale
500
this word means how 2 things are connected to each other, or the common bond between them
What is RELATIONSHIP
500
this word means to come to a decision about something, or the ending of a story
What is CONCLUSION
500
When an author-poet gives a human quality, trait or characteristic to an object that is not alive.
What is PERSONIFICATION
500
Name the three ways an author reveals a character's traits or qualities to a reader