Literary Elements
Who is the central character in the story, the one that the action revolves around?
Who is protagonist?
What is the message/moral you can take from a piece of literature?
What is theme?
What is the difference between there, their, and they're?
What is there is a place, their is a possession, and they're is a contraction for they are.
What is nonfiction?
Mrs. Wilburn writes a note to Sadie’s teacher explaining why Sadie was absent the past two days.
What is the purpose of this note? To persuade, entertain, or inform?
What is to inform?
He is as funny as a barrel of monkeys is an example of _________.
What is a simile?
What is the setting of a story?
What is time and location?
Which words make sense in this sentence?
(It/It's) going to rain, so you might want (to/two/too) cover your (dessert/desert).
What is It's, to, dessert
Which text feature describes what is happening in a picture?
What is caption?
A story about a magical horse that could fly. When someone rode this horse, their dreams and wishes come true.
What is the purpose of this story? To persuade, entertain, or inform?
What is to entertain?
What is the order for plot structure?
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution?
What is it called when the protagonist is having a struggle with the antagonist?
What is external conflict?
Which word is the correct one in the sentence:
I did not want to (except/accept) the award because I did not think I deserved it.
What is accept?
Where can I find what a word means in a nonfiction story?
(table of contents, index, or glossary)
What is glossary?
Peter's parents bought a new carpet for the living room. Now, he has to take his shoes off when he enters the house. He's also not allowed to eat or drink in the living room any more. Peter's furry dog isn't allowed to play ball in there either. When his parents got the new carpet, there were lots of new rules.
The main idea of this paragraph is:
a. Peter cannot go in the living room.
b. Peter's parents don't like the carpet.
c. Peter likes to make a mess.
d. Peter's parents made new rules so the new carpet stays clean.
What is....d. Peter's parents made new rules so the new carpet stays clean.
What is it called when the author gives clues about future events?
What is foreshadowing?
What type of literature happens in the past, but refers to real people/events?
What is historical fiction?
What is the difference between your and you're?
What is your is a possession (your backpack), but you're is a contraction (you and are).
Why would a word be bolded or darker in nonfiction?
Tracy held the flower as gently as she could, fearing that the delicate stem would break.
What does the word delicate mean in this sentence?
a. very fine in texture or structure; of intricate workmanship or quality
b. easily broken or damaged; fragile
c. a fine garment
What is...b. easily broken or damaged; fragile
What is it called when a person, place, or object stands for something else in a piece of literature
What is symbolism?
Which point of view is told through a narrator that is not a character in the book?
What is 3rd person?
Which word is correct in this sentence:
I was not (allowed/aloud) to go to the movies until I cleaned my room.
What is allowed?
What type of nonfiction is an account of someone else's life written by someone else?
What is biography?
Give a summary statement of these 3 sentences:
Mrs. Workman is moving this summer. Mrs. Workman is taking care of Jameson this summer. Mrs. Workman has plans to go to the beach and pool this summer.
Mrs. Workman is doing a lot of things this summer.